Synopsis
The Nomad is a historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan. The film is a fictionalised account of the youth and coming-of-age of Ablai Khan, as he grows and fights to defend the fortress at Hazrat-e Turkestan from Dzungar invaders.
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Cast
- Kuno BeckerMansur
- Jay HernandezErali
- Jason Scott LeeOraz
- Doskhan ZholzhaksynovGaldan Ceren, the Jungar Sultan
- Ayanat KsenbaiGaukhar
- Mark DacascosSharish
- Aziz BeyshenalievRagbat
- Yerik ZholzhaksynovBarak
- Dilnaz AkhmadievaHocha
- Ashir Chokubayev
Recommendations
- 63
New York Daily News
Though it has a familiar inevitability, the journey is generally compelling, thanks to fierce battles, a gorgeous landscape and heartfelt performances. - 60
Variety
Picture fits seamlessly together although it is somewhat generic in flavor, with an off-the-shelf narrative arch and characterizations drawn using broad brushstrokes. - 60
Village Voice
With commendable sincerity but also an unfortunate Hollywood veneer, Nomad is a poor man's "Gladiator." - 50
New York Post
While the film has impressive 18th-century trappings and vivid battle scenes, the plotting and acting are rudimentary. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
It took the combined directorial talents of Ivan Passer and Sergei Bodrov to complete this historical epic about the 18th-century attempt to unify the contentious Kazakh tribes into what would become Kazakhstan (no Borat jokes, please), but the result is really little more than an intermittently entertaining. - 50
Boston Globe
The filmmakers don't appear to know what's important, let alone how to pace an epic for big drama and maximum thrills. - 25
San Francisco Chronicle
Not very good.
