Sunday 14 May, 12.30pm
Bookings are essential. For Reel McCoy membership, please contact the president at reelmccoyfilm@gmail.com. For CMAG Memberships queries, please contact cmag@act.gov.au or phone us on 6207 3968.
Members are invited to purchase an annual Reel McCoy membership at the discounted price of $20 (usually $50/year) upon presentation of their current ACT M&G membership card.
Reel McCoy Film Society presents bi-monthly film screenings of classic cinema.
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007)
126 min, Germany, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia
Director: Sergei Bodrov
Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Sun Honglei, Chuluuny Khulan
In the late 12th century, nine-year-old Mongol princeling Temujin (the future Genghis Khan, played by Tadanobu Asano) selects Borte as his bride. After his father is killed Temujin is enslaved. He escapes, finds Borte and prepares to go ahead with the marriage. When Borte is kidnapped, Temujin and a friend rescue her but later fall out, leading to civil war. Temujin is again sold into slavery. This time Borte rescues Temujin who later defeats his rivals. An ambitious epic about fidelity and endurance related in an appealing style reminiscent of the very best historical dramas.
Sunday 14 May, 12.30pm
Bookings are essential. For Reel McCoy membership, please contact the president at reelmccoyfilm@gmail.com. For CMAG Memberships queries, please contact cmag@act.gov.au or phone us on 6207 3968.
Members are invited to purchase an annual Reel McCoy membership at the discounted price of $20 (usually $50/year) upon presentation of their current ACT M&G membership card.