Watching "Zhauzhürek myng bala" -- also known as "Warriors of the Steppe" -- was a moving experience. It was also a novel experience, since I had never seen a movie from Kazakhstan -- and I gather most people haven't.
First, this is incredibly well done, with magnificent directing and camera work. The scenery is breath-taking. The scope of the story is more than fascinating.
Usually I have a problem keeping up with such a movie because of the chore of reading subtitles, but not this time.
The story itself reminds me a bit of "Taras Bulba," a conquered people trains itself to re-take its homeland.
The horsemanship also grabbed my admiration, and added to the acting, the directing, the superb cinematography, it totaled a motion picture experience I have not equaled in a very long time.
This movie is one to watch again and again. It's available on YouTube and I highly recommend it.
I also thank the reviewer of 30 November 2013 who was able to speak from personal experience of the beauty of Kazakhstan. You made watching this movie even better.
First, this is incredibly well done, with magnificent directing and camera work. The scenery is breath-taking. The scope of the story is more than fascinating.
Usually I have a problem keeping up with such a movie because of the chore of reading subtitles, but not this time.
The story itself reminds me a bit of "Taras Bulba," a conquered people trains itself to re-take its homeland.
The horsemanship also grabbed my admiration, and added to the acting, the directing, the superb cinematography, it totaled a motion picture experience I have not equaled in a very long time.
This movie is one to watch again and again. It's available on YouTube and I highly recommend it.
I also thank the reviewer of 30 November 2013 who was able to speak from personal experience of the beauty of Kazakhstan. You made watching this movie even better.