'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:
