Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains, The Nomad) directs this vibrantly spectacular epic which traces the early years of Genghis Khan, powerfully played by Tadanobu Asano (Zatoichi), and how events in his youth as a slave fueled his passion not only to survive but to eventually conquer half the world, including Russia, by 1206.  In Mongolian with English subtitles.  Rated R.  120 min.  (Picturehouse)