'TOMIRIS' EPIC MOVIE
ON THE LEGENDARY QUEEN BORN TO MAGNIFY THE STEPPE
It is still January, people, and Hollywood is still sleeping (must be all those nasty awards show that keep them intoxicated) so your trusted
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| Tomiris was often depicted by famous painters |
spy is doing what he promised you - bringing you news on international projects, and today we are venturing somewhere we've never been before and God knows we've visited all possible countries with news on their period set projects over the years: today we are, believe it or not, in Kazakhstan because I've spied with my little eye that they have an interesting epic movie I really should inform you about.
TOMIRIS, historical epic adventure, premiered in their cinemas last October to brilliant local marks and cinema success. They say that the movie that follows one of their famous queens from their rich history, has brilliant sets, rich costumes, photography, fight
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| Almira Tursyn takes the lead role of Tomiris |
choreography, lavish battle scenes and acting. It is interesting that it wasn't shot in neither of the languages spoken there, Kazakh nor Russian, but in ancient Turkic language which nobody speaks today, and you can hear it in the trailer below.
This Is The Story Of
the life of the great
queen of of the steppe - legendary Tomiris (played by
Almira Tursyn).
She is destined to become a skilful warrior, survive the loss
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killing King Curys, she apparently shoved his head into a wineskin
filled with human blood and said: "I warned you that I would quench
your thirst for blood, and so I shall!" |
of close
people and unite the
Scythian/Saka tribes under her authority. Historically, Tomiris is known
for leading her armies to defend against an
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| The movie was shot in Ancient Turkic language which isn't spoken today |
attack by Cyrus the Great
of the Achaemenid Empire, whom, according to Herodotus, she defeated and
killed him in 530 BC. Check out the trailer with English subtitles below:
Tomiris looks like a true badass! I want to be her friend.
ReplyDeleteShe looks a lot like Vanessa Minillo Lachey.
DeleteShe really does!
DeleteNick will be shocked :)
DeleteI have never heard of Kazakhstan. I had to google it! Totally agree with Theresa that Tomiris looks bad ass, except for the hat. The hat reminds me of a garden gnome.
ReplyDeleteNow that you point it out, it does lok like a garden gnome hat LOL
DeleteOh, lawd, sister Jaxie! I know that in your American schools they teach you only American history, language and geography, which never ceases to shock me, but you really should know all the countries in the world, especially as Kazakhastan is a massively big country :) I'm not bragging, but I know all the countries, all the capitals, all their bigger rivers and mountains... take an atlas and play with it a bit :)
DeleteI never was a fan of geography so it may be half my fault why I'm geographically challenged. I always favored math in my academics with all math and robotics electives in my youth and an accounting major in college. None of which I use today, with the exception of corporate finance, but that's OK.
DeleteBut that is why students should not be able to choose subjects at least not in primary school.
DeleteAn unusual and most interesting subject...
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting, that while most of the modern world forgot about her, all of the major classic historians wrote about her a lot and thus she was also the subject of many classic paintings as well.
DeleteI like movies like this, sounds good☺
ReplyDeleteGlad you like it!
DeleteWhen will this film be released on Netflix or the cinema?
ReplyDeleteMy guess is never.
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