The Horde (2012 film)

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The Horde
Pravoslavnaya Entsiklopedia
(Orthodox Encyclopædia)
Release date
  • June 24, 2012 (2012-06-24) (Moscow)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguagesRussian, Karachay-Balkar, Italian
Budget$12 million

The Horde (

Saint Alexius healed Taydula Khatun, the mother of the Golden Horde khan Jani Beg
, from blindness.

The film was released as The Golden Empire in the UK.

Plot

sanctification of Alexius, Taydula's eyes are healed. Alexius and Fedka return to Moscow. Shortly after, Jani Beg is assassinated by his son Berdi Beg
(Moge Oorzhak).

Language

Most of the dialogue in The Horde is in the

Kipchak spoken by the 14th century Golden Horde.[1] Nevertheless, none of the actors of Turkic extraction are native speakers of the language; Dakayarov, Lvov, and Yegorov are Yakuts, whereas Hairullina is Volga Tatar
.

Accolades

  • 34th Moscow International Film Festival:
    • "Silver George" for the best director: Andrey Proshkin
    • "Silver George" for the best actress: Roza Hairullina
    • Jury NETPAC Prize: "Admirable combination of perfect cinematic images together with a strong idea of mercy in the times of severe oppression".

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