"" "Do not hate a weak child, it may be the son of a tiger!" " TUNGUS KINGDOM" "a film by Sergei Bodrov Sr" "Mongol" "The monk you've sent to find your wife is dead." " Do you hear me?" " Tungus steppe, 20 years earlier." " When I was 9, my father was taking me to the merkits to find a bride." " Some time ago he stole from them my mother and they have not forgotten that." " Now my father had to make peace with them." " So he decided to marry me off to a merkit." " I could not refuse." " Here lives my friend Dai-Sechen." " We'll sleep over his place." " Welcome, my friend Esugei!" " I am glad to see you." " Your son has grown." " Please come in." " What's your name?" "  Temujin." " I should be the one to ask first you know." " How old are you?" " Nine." " You're younger than me." " By how much?" " By one year." " Why have you come?" " I'm going over to the merkits to find a bride." " We decided to sleep over here." " Wise people come to our clan, to choose brides." " Goodbye Temujin." " Wait!" " What's your name?" "  Borte." " Temujin, it's me you should chose!" " Well Done!" " Let's wrestle Targutay!" " I'm drunk and you'll beat me." " You're not only stupid, but you're weak too!" " Mosquitoes here are vicious." " I want to choose a bride from here." " Why would you do that?" " This clan is weak." " Wise people come here to find brides." " I have to make my peace with the merkits." " I'll just give it a go." " They'll be Insulted if you don't choose" "If their clan is weak, let them be insulted." " Remember what I am about to tell you now!" " It is important not to go wrong ànd chose your bride correctly." " Her face should be flat like the surface of the salt lake." " And the eyes narrow." " Evil spirits dive in wide eyes and she goes mad." " She will not see what is for real." " And most important: don't forget to look at their feet." " The stronger women's' feet are, the bigger the pleasure the man gets." " Got it?" " You will be my bride." "  I will." " I've chosen my bride." " For her, I'll give you a sable skin coat." " Your son did the right choice." " Right or not, time will tell." " We can go on our way now." " You are right." " This is a great honor for my clan." " They can get wed in 5 years." " This is a white crow' bone." " If you rub it any whish of yours comes true." " I'll be back in 5 years." " Why didn't you listen to me?" " You're stubborn and did it all your way." " I saw her and I immediately knew she is my bride." " What am I to say to the merkits now?" " They wont forgive me this." " Oh well, be what it may." " We were going home, and my father was silent." " Finally he told me:" "You did right." " A man should choose his bride himself." " I didn't know this day will change my life forever." " Are you afraid?" " Yes." " When there's thunder it means god Tengri is angered." " That's why all Mongols are afraid of thunder." " Enemies!" " So what?" "!" " Blood should not be spilled in a resting camp." " Please accept this milk from my master" " Thank you." " Have a seat" "Thank you." " Esugei, let the servant drink first." " Look at how they stare at us." " They are our enemies." " But if I Knan Esugei break the custom, the world will turn up side down." " You're not well Esugei, let's stop." " Shut your mouth You can't decide." " They poisoned our khan!" " Scum!" " I'm leaving you son." " You are the khan now." " Be strong!" " And pray to our god, the master of the blue sky- the almighty Tengri, and he will help you..." "Take everything!" " Don't you dare!" " That's the khans' stud!" " He protected you!" " Go away!" " You're ungrateful" "Why aren't you afraid Tarugai?" " Khan Esugei is dead." " My son is khan now He'll take his vengeance on you!" " You wish for his death?" " Run!" " Quick!" "  Get him!" " What madness got into you Tarugai?" "!" " Why do you break our custom?" " Mongols don't kill children!" " Be damned Tarugai!" " You and the filthy barrows of your dead!" " Like Esugei used to say:" ""Never break the custom, even if you really want to."" " Leave him." " I'll kill him when he grows up." " We'll come after him in winter." " Someday..." "You"ll have to kill him." " But save yourself first." " That winter I had no place to hide." " I went to the Sacred Mountain.." "to ask our God Tengri to help me." " I was on my own." " The mountains were far away." " And I ran for my life." " Hey!" " I'm Jamukha." " What's your name?" " My name is Temudgin." " A Mongol has to be on horse." " My enemy Targutai took all our horses." " You helped me, Jamukha." " Will you be my brother?" " Taichar, give me a rug." " We are blood brothers now." " When I become Khan, I will make you my second-in Command." " Jamukha..." "I my kill my enemy Targutai first." " How can You?" " You have no horse." " My bride has strong legs." " Who cares about legs?" " My father said it makes a man happy." " You need a horse more than a woman." " Run." " Targutai !" " Tell the people I don't want to be khan." " You dog!" " Everyone has forgotten you already." " So why kill me?" "  So I could sleep easy." " I'll kill you!" " I'll kill you first." " Scum!" " You have to be strong!" " Eat!" " Drink." " Those flies suck your blood." " Temujin!" " Your clan left." " Don't worry about them." " Jamuha, brother, find my bride." " Tell her to wait for me." " He's still small." " Give him more food!" " I want him grown when I'm back." " Almighty Tengri, master of the blue sky!" " I am Temudjin." " If you hear me, help me!" " Free me!" " No matter how far the wolf runs.." "he comes home one day." " Temudgin!" " I have been waiting for you." " I am Khan now." " I am smarter than your father." " He was a fool." " You call yourself a Khan?" " Shit is always shit." " I wont just kill you." " I will kill you piece by piece." " You see this wooden donkey?" " I will nail you to it myself." " It takes a week to die." " Come closer, old man!" " You scare me." " If I dont die..." "I'll forgive all of you." " You wont forgive any of us." " Come here." " Give me water." " You idiot." " Shut up." " I will show you who is idiot." " Hey!" " Dont move." " I am Temudgin." " I am Boorchu." " Why are you helping me?" " I know who you are." " Take my horse." " I wont forget you, Boorchu." " That winter I could not go back home." " The one who could help me, was my brother Jamukha." " It was a long way, but I had no other choice." " I knew they were looking for me, so they could kill me." " Great Tengri watched over me and I survived." " I was ready to face my enemies... and take back what was mine." " But first, I had to find my bride, Borte." " I thought you were dead." " I live..." "You know why I came." " It's been many years." " I don't know if she would agree to be with you." " My Temujin came back." " Father, I have to leave with Temujin." " Bring the sable skin coat." " Why won't you touch me Temujin?" " I fear suffocating you." " My son!" " Temujin!" " I like you." " You're strong like I am." " You're good and kind." " This is my dowry." " It's too expensive for me." " This is for you." " Brother, when will you raise your yurt?" " Tomorrow." " It's good my brother came back." " And with a beautiful wife too." " Got you!" "  Because I wished it." " I will be a good wife." " I know." " Stay here!" " Oelun!" " Chilidu!" " You knew my voice?" " Women don't forget the first man." " Hey, come down!" " I want to look at you." " Why would I want to look at you old crone?" " I need your daughter-in-law." " Get lost!" " They're not here Be gone!" " Shut up!" " Hasar!" " Watch out!" " Where are they?" " Speak!" " I found their tracks" "Let's go." " Temujin!" " I waited so long for you." " Many times I rubbed this bone." " I had one wish only - your return" "I want always to be with you Temujin." " I promise you that." " Merkits!" " Go home!" " When Temujins' father stole my bride," "I swore revenge." " Now you're mine!" " Take her!" " My son!" " Brother!" " What have they done to you?" " Hello Jamuha, brother!" " I am glad you're alive brother." " Take this gift my brother." " When I learned the merkits stole your wife," "I felt sick in my liver." " I want to talk to you." " Mongols do not war because of women" "I'll tell Taichar to give two new women." " I need Borte." " Have you tried no other besides her?" " Dou you think only her legs are strong?" " I haven't got much time." " Greet him!" " Taichar, the merkits insulted my brother" "How many riders can you rally?" " I'll fight and I'll rally others." " It's not enough, brother." " I know that." " That's why I came to you." " Fine, I'll help you." " We'll go next year." " Why next year?" " Next year will be better for war." " We'll wait." " Just don't tell anyone you started a war because of a woman." " These are merkits' lands." " Who are you?" " I knew you would come." " Borte, I can't live without you!" " This is my son." " I can see that." " Are you happy you got your wife back?" " I would be afraid to sleep with such like her" "And you're brave." " He is too brave." " I would like to thank you brother." " You will stay with me." " I'm used to be my own master." " You don't know the Mongols." " You will perish alone." " I'll make you my second." " Temujin, your men await you." " I have to go." "  Go." " Temujin, this sword is for you." " It's the best one of the lot." " Jamuha took for himself the largest cut of the booty." " How shall we divide the rest?" " I'll take one tenth, divide the rest between the solders." " Don't forget the families of the fallen." " You take the sword" " Thank you Temujin." " Hey, Temujin shares the booty with us!" " Everyone will get a cut." " Look at him!" " He gave the booty away." " Next time he'll keep everything for himself." " He took another' seed in his own yurt." " Don't talk ill of my brother." " What brother of yours is he?" " I'm your brother." " Come!" " One can't boil two lamb heads in one couldrum." " So they say, Temudgin." " Get up!" " My Brother left." " He's stubborn!" " Stop rolling on the ground!" " Get up." " Daritai!" " Altan!" " Taichar!" " Taichar..." "Where is Daritai?" " where is Altan?" " They should be where my boots are." " They left with Temujin." " What?" " They left with Temujin." " Brother,....you did not say goodbye" "I wanted to, but you was fast asleep, brother." " Why did my men leave with you?" " You know the law." " Mongols can change their master if they wish to." " Daritai, Altan!" " Why did you abandon me?" " Temujin is Just." " Give us back our horses!" " You gave that horse to me, so now he is mine." " Daritai,....." "I am your master." " If I want to, I could rip your rotten liver out." " Try it!" " My liver has a new master now." " I can't give them back to you brother." " Mongols chose for themselves." " Keep an eye on your horse." " I'll come to take it back." " Daritai, they're taking our horses!" " Jamuhas' men tried to take away your herd." " One of them was killed." " One thief less !" " We killed Jamujas' brother" " Taichar." " Who killed him?" " I did." " I didn't recognize him." " You saved our horses, but brought war on us." " Forgive me master!" " Send my head to Jamuha." " He kept watch on the herd." " What will people say if you give him away?" " I learned of your sorrow Jamuha." " I want to help you get revenge." " I want to tie Temujin's head to the tail of my horse." " Off you go and do it then!" " Without you I can't do it." " Afraid, are you Tarugai?" " Are you a Khan or not?" " There's only two strong Mongols in the steppe" "Me and my brother Temujin." " Do you understand?" " I'll bring all my warriors." " Will you give Temujin over to me?" " Temujin, Jamuha is chasing us." " They outnumber us 10 times." " What shall we do?" " I will not abandon our families." " If we survive we'll get back for them." " We haven't other choice." " Altan, Daritai, you entrusted your families to me." " Jamuha will not spare their lives." " Are you ready to let them go?" " You decide Temujin." " Leave us." " Save yourself!" " Do what Mongols always do." " Everyone will understand." " Not me." " Onward, to the mountain!" " Quick!" " What are you waiting Jamuha?" " Why should I hurry?" " Temujin will get away." " We'll not find him afterwards." " You don't' know my brother." " Are you ready?" "  We're ready." " Hasar!" " Get some warriors to protect the women and children." " We will stay with you Temujin." " It is time for you to go." " Take care of yourself and our son." " Stay alive Temujin!" " Remember us!" " Do you see what my brother is like?" " You will not take over him easily." " Charge!" " I want him alive!" " Me too!" " You promised him to me." " He's mine!" " Everything here is mine Tarugai." " Now you are mine too." " You are quiet." " You don't beg for mercy." " Do you want to die Temujin?" " I am not in the habit to whimper brother." " Beg for mercy!" " I can not." " I beg you!" " Forgive me brother!" " I am not your brother." " I am your Khan now." " And you are my slave." " Take him!" " Hold on!" " I can't." " I fought badly." " You fought well Temujin." " You saved our families." " All Mongols will now remember you forever." " Get up!" " Go and lift him up!" " That is the end of me." " Tunguska border town." " One year later." " Good day, Master." " Stop!" " Do you want to buy slaves?" " How much do you want for them?" " One brace of Tungus money." " Two for this one." " And..... ....five for this one." " It's too much!" " I'll give you three." " Can't do for less." " He killed my best guard." " Don't buy him!" " He will bring us great misfortune." " What misfortune could a slave bring?" " We have thousands." " He is a warrior." " He'll never forgive you the humiliation." " Forget about him!" " What are you babbling about, old man?" "!" " He is a slave, and he will die a slave." " I see thousands Mongol riders, ruining your land." " And death." " Hey, Mongol!" " Do you want to ruin our kingdom?" " I know what to do with him." " We haven't been paid in half a year." " Let's sell this beast." " Who will buy him?" " Hey, Mongol!" " Show us your teeth!" " The Mongol who wanted to destroy the Tungus Kingdom." " Forgive us!" " I know that Mongols die in cages." " I am alive." " You have a strong spirit." " I came to beg you." " When the time of terror comes, dont destroy the monastery." " Kill the guards during the night and give me the key to the cage." " My faith does not allow me to kill." " Mine does." " There are sacred books in the monastery." " They must be preserved." " I can't read." " Go to the Mongol slave merchants." " Let them find Temujins' clan and give this bone to Borte." " Remember" " Borte." " I promise!" " Everyone is being robed in the Mongol steppe." " From our merchants only only the Golden Earring goes there." " He is a brigand himself." " And nobody knows when will he show up." " No one will help you old monk." " Jochi, Jochi!" " We have to go." " I know how monks are buried." " And what is it you're waiting for?" "  A caravan" "This is the last caravan." " I won't be back soon." " Take us with you!" " It's a long trip and I see you haven't got money" "How will you repay me?" "  You know how." " It is not enough." "  We had a deal." " He wants more or he'll give us away." "  I don't have more money." " You don't have appearance of a poor woman." " Hey, wait!" " I want to talk." " Dont make me cross." " Move and I'll kill you!" " Give me the key!" " What's her name?" " Mungan." " I am your father Mungan." " So where is our other father?" " Talk of him no more." " This is your father." " Go to sleep now!" " Don't be afraid!" " He is our father." " Do you want to play too?" " Dad, why don't you plait your hair?" " A Mongol should plait his hair in braids." " I am an exception." " This is meat." "  Meat." " Our language is the most beautiful." " Everyone will talk Mongolian one day." " Hear how beautiful it sounds:" "Meat!" " Jochi, how old are you?" "  I am 10 dad." " It is time for you to choose a bride." " How should I choose?" " I'll teach you." " Finding a bride is the most difficult thing." " I agree." " I told you he is not scary." "  Yes, our father is very funny." " I came up with the names of the sons you will bear to me." " You have forgotten what Mongols are like." " I have not, I am a Mongol myself." " They are worse now." " They kill, plunder, and have no mercy on children." " I know what to do with the Mongols." " Take the children and go home!" " When will you be back?" " In a year, in two?" " It will be long before I see you again Temujin..." "Almighty Tengri, master of the blue sky!" " Give me the strength to carry out what I plan." " Mongols need laws that will unite them in a tight knot." " For the pillaging to stop and mothers to want to bear children." " I shall make them obey.." "..even if I have to kill half of them." " Mongol law will be simple." " The mongol punishment will be one" " DEATH!" " To the one to raise a sword on children or women" " DEATH!" " To the one who refuses a traveler food and shelter" " DEATH!" " To the one who buys stolen goods - DEATH!" " To the one who betrays his Khan - DEATH!" " And many Mongols agreed to my laws and came under me..." "They knew I wanted to unite all Mongols... .. to make us strong." " But Jamukha tried to tear us apart." " The time came... .. for the final battle to decide.." "...who would rule Mongolia." " Jamuhas' army is more numerous, but I know how to win the battle." " Tengri, hear my prayer!" " But not the one of my enemy." " My brothers' soldiers are good shots." " It is time to attack, Jamuha." " My brother ... is as cunning as a wolf." " Send one squad first." " Attack." " Go." " Temujin, we throw at your feet the body of our khan." " He tried to run, but we killed him!" " Who is he?" "  Your enemy Tarugai." " Kill them!" "  What for?" " Altan, don't kill us!" " You broke the law." " You betraied your khan!" " We didn't know..." "Hello, old man!" " Thank you for remembering me Khan Temujin." " Give him a herd of horses!" " And a yurt next to mine." " And accept all those men into my army." " Temujin, we captured him." " Temujin..." "You are the khan now and I'm kneeling before you." " Are you happy now?" " I can forget everything brother." "  It is too late." " I don't want to be the pebble in your boot." " Tell me:" "All Mongols are afraid of storms, why aren't you?" " Why?" " There was no place for me to hide." " So I stopped being afraid." " What are you going to do with me, Temujin?" " What would you do?" " I would kill you, brother." " You are free." " You are letting your enemy go free!" " I'm letting my brother free." " Dad, when do we go to find a bride?" " You promised!" " So I did, and we'll go." " Look at what a beautiful mother I chose for you!" " I chose you, Temujin..." "Yes, that's true..." "I have to finish, what I started." " You are a good wife, Borte." " You know I will always keep coming back..." "Old man, tell me what will happen!" " Don't fear ." " You know what will happen, Great Khan!"