i actually have high hope for this movie when watch it in the cinema at a film festival in copenhagen and the director amirkulov be also present at the viewing and so it felt like a special occasion . and it surely isnt every day one be give the opportunity to shake a director from kasakhstan in the hand . the movie itself revolve around some historical battle and politics which be really unknown for me and and even though mr amirkulov point out before the film begin that we in the audience could expect some obscure historical talk in the film and i be surprise about the lack of many thing in the movie . a lot of idea be test in the movie and but everything feel like the movie try so hard to be great and that it fell apart . bad editing and and often dull cinematography make the interest fall apart . i would suggest find some reading material about the historical fact about the fall of otrar and than waste 3 hour watch this overlong film .