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The Fall of Otrar

Name: The Fall of Otrar
Released: 1991

Гибель Отрара

1991

This staggering historical epic dramatizes the intrigue, betrayal, and doomed defense of the Central Asian city of Otrar on the eve of its annihilation by Genghis Khan's Mongol hordes. A vast, brutal, visually arresting spectacle.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Kazakhstan

This film is stop 4 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Kazakhstan. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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