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MARS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT

AMEDIA

present

MARS-FILM production

The creators of this film did not seek

to reconstruct the events of the Mongol-Tatar Yoke epoch.

The plot and the heroes are the product of the authors' imagination

ALEXANDER USTYUGOV RAMIL SABITOV

YULIA PERESILD SVETLANA KOLPAKOVA

SABINA AKHMETOVA SANJAR MADI

SERGEI PUSKEPALIS ARTUR IVANOV

ARUZHAN DJAZILBEKOVA DINA TASBULATOVA

KARINA ANDOLENKO ARTEM ALEXEEV

EVGENIA DMITRIEVA LARISSA DOMASKINA

SERGEI SOTSERDOTSKY BORIS KAMORZIN

WRITTEN BY OLGA LARIONOVA

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY MORAD ABDEL-FATTAKH

MUSIC BY ZINOVIY ARVANITIDI

ART DIRECTORS - DAVID DADUNASHVILI YURY GRIGOROVICH

EDITED BY ELENA DENISEVICH DENIS LUZANOV, IGOR REPIN

SOUND BY OLGA SUBBOTINA VADIM RUDOBELETS

COSTUMES BY MARIA YURESCO

MAKE-UP BY ELENA ARSHINOVA ELENA MAMEDOVA

CASTING BY LIKA LEONIDZE

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GALINA NAKHIMOVSKAYA

POST-PRODUCTION BY ALENA KORNEEVA

LINE PRODUCERS - VAZGEN KHACHATRYAN ALEXANDER MARTYNOV

PRODUCER ARAM MOVSESYAN

PRODUCER ELENA DENISEVICH

GENERAL PRODUCERS RUBEN DISHDISHYAN

LEONARD BLAVATNIK NELLI YARALOVA

a film by TIMUR ALPATOV

THE GOLDEN HORDE

Episode Eleven

Milady, why are you up so early?

I couldn't sleep.

I can't help thinking about our Prince and the young princeling.

Did you hear that Yaroslav's horse came back without him?

You know what it means.

Eremei gathers troops to the rescue.

Good God, Stesha.

What happened to him?

Is he alive still? My love.

You know the Prince, my lady. He'll rise from the ashes.

He'll go through the fire. The cursed Polovtsian won't win.

You know what it means,

when a horse comes back without its rider.

The servants told me you're here.

- Is that true, Eremei? - What is?

That you'll leave her here alone to be torn apart by the mob?

She begged me herself to go after the Prince.

She's stupid! She doesn't understand

that alone she won't last long.

But the Princess kind of stepped in for her.

She ordered to punish those who hurt her.

Of course, she did.

Only after her speech everyone's ready to strangle Nargiz.

They'll kill her, Eremei.

And you know that.

How will you look the Prince in the eye?

Don't, Marfa. My conscience is clear.

My first duty is to protect Russian people and their Prince.

I'll tell him that. If I happen to see him.

Alright. I'll go.

You've made your decision.

Is that for her?

It is.

Give me. I'll bring it up.

- I'll say my farewell at least. - Wait. Take this key.

The carpenter made it for me in secret.

I'll make you an iron one.

Father Filaret.

Leave us.

God bless you.

Speak, Father. No one will bother us here.

Princess.

There are unrest and outrage among people.

The Great Prince is absent.

And people without their ruler are like a heard without its shepherd.

Only God knows where this heard might stampede.

Are there many unrestful people?

Father Vasily was preaching.

He mentioned mercy.

People didn't let him finish.

- Do they riot in the church? - That's what I'm saying.

We need to punish those who interrupted Father Vasily.

And announce that those who space against Nargiz

will be sent to jail.

We can't Princess.

Now they are blaming Nargiz for all their troubles.

If you defend her, all their anger will shift toward you.

And, God forbid, the Great Prince.

What should I do, Father?

You should agree with their words.

Admit that Satan possesses Nargiz.

I won't let them kill her.

When the Prince returns,

he'll blame me for her death.

That's if he returns.

Nobody will touch a girl

the Great Prince has ordered to keep safe and protect.

What do you mean then, Father?

We'll put her to a public trial.

A prayerful one.

And if she gets stubborn and hysterical,

we'll practice a ritual over her.

What ritual?

The Greeks call it an exorcism.

A casting out of demons from a human body.

Is it dangerous?

No.

Afterwards we'll baptize her.

And after that we'll be able to convince her

that only taking up the veil will save her from hellfire

and the Great Prince from a certain death.

Don't be frightened, it's me.

How are you?

Do they treat you kindly?

Radmila's maid said the Prince's horse has returned without its rider.

Is that true?

I'm going.

I came to say farewell.

I'm not sure if I see you again.

This is for you.

Take care.

Drink up.

I can't do it anymore, Prince.

Do whatever you want with me.

Sit!

Tell me,

am I Cain?

- Judas? - Have mercy, Prince.

You're not Judas.

But you were there.

You saw with your own eyes

how I left my father

to be killed by the pagans.

- Kneel! - Mercy, Sir!

Kneel!

You belong to the ninth circle of Hell!

Like all the traitors do!

Lord, have mercy on your servant

and forgive me my sins…

Don't fret,

I won't punish you.

Because you're an honest man.

And I'm a crook.

Tell me, do I look like a crook?

Tell me the truth! I won't be mad.

I fell from my horse when I was little.

At a hunt.

I was lying there

and couldn't breathe with pain.

I couldn't move.

And my father shouted at me to get up and catch up.

I got so vexed then!

So annoyed.

Mother wasn't there

and Yaroslav came to me, dismounted, took me

by my bangs, and looked at me like at a curious animal.

He said, "You have a face of a marauder.

Watch out, if you're going to maraud,

I won't care that you're my son. I'll order to hang you."

Go.

Go away, you vipers.

God, why did you left me

alone.

Go wake the others.

Let's get out of here.

It's a cursed place.

Get up, I said!

Are you drunk of deaf?

Mother of God.

Great Khan, have you sent for us?

- Are the troops ready to march? - Entirely so.

What was taking your attention, Mengu-Timur?

I heard

you weren't too diligent in your training.

My concubine.

That Russian Princess,

to whom the Great Khan showed such mercy,

was on the brink of death.

How's she now?

Gods be praised. Death spared her.

I think you'll be glad to go on taking care of her.

I've made my decision.

Nogai,

you will lead the march against Hulagu.

- Thank you, Great Khan. - You, Mengu-Timur, will stay here

and surrender your command to general Ereden.

Cowards don't belong in my troops even if they're Khans.

For now you can keep your property and your harem.

And instead of your command

I grant you the post

of the court storyteller

and compiler of embassy letters.

You'll finally do what you like, Khan.

how can I earn the Great Khan's forgiveness?

My forgiveness?

I have nothing to forgive you for, Mengu.

You've honestly admitted you aren't suited for a war.

I've made a mistake.

Please, sent me on a war mission as a captain

or a simple warrior; I'll wash my shame away with blood.

You talk prettily, Mengu.

Write a poem about it.

I curse the day I've listened to you.

If I gave a bad advice to a man

on whom depend my life and wellbeing,

then I outsmarted only myself.

The Khan put Nogai in the lead of the troops.

Did you fall into the Khan's disfavor?

It happened before.

Time will pass and he'll return you into his favor.

The Khan removed me from the march against Hulagu.

I'm nobody now.

And empty space.

Even Nogai laughed at my expense.

Me, the Great Khan's nephew.

The Khan's days are numbered.

Soon your time will come.

and then

you'll get back at those who have dared to mock you.

The troops will never support me in the struggle for the throne.

That depends on whose troops will they be.

Ally with Hulagu.

In an argument between you and Nogai

the Persians will prefer you on the Knah's throne, Mengu.

An educated man able to negotiate instead of a dumb

general for whom Hulagu will remain an enemy forever.

A deal with the traitor?

It seems your illness has robbed you of the remnants of your mind.

Get out of my marquee.

By the end of the training

the commanders ought to decide everything.

I have good news, brothers.

They spared Nikolka.

Really? I can't believe it!

He was born lucky.

I remind you

that only the best warriors will be chosen for the troops.

They rest will lose their pay and horses

and will be sent to guard the weapons carts. Continue!

What is he doing?

Nikita, what are you doing?

You're in my hundred.

What's wrong with you?

We've had an agreement! Or are you afraid for your skin?

Stop!

Calm down.

If I were afraid, I wouldn't be going to the war.

It's clear they'll dispatch us Russians first.

Not you though.

This slanted-eye demon Nogai favors you.

- I owe him a debt. - What kind of a debt?

This boy, Nikolka,

got spared because I asked Nogai to put a word for him.

And now I must become Nogai's loyal warrior and go to the war.

What?

Semyonych!

What's wrong, Semyonych?

Call for the healer!

Don't!

I don't need any healer.

Have you talked to the Khan?

Who will lead the march?

Don't you know?

You have ears everywhere.

You were right. About everything.

What happened, Mengu-Timur?

Did he choose Nogai?

Yes. He'll lead the troops against Hulagu.

Do you understand what it means?

The Khan lets you know he doesn't consider you a worthy successor.

It's a disgrace!

Did the Khan leave you your freedom at least?

Not yet.

But Berke likes to cut by increments.

Go to priest Azar immediately.

He's set against me but he'll certainly put a word for you.

Where are you going?

Let him go.

Did something happen, Semyonych?

Trouble. Nastya is going to the war.

She says she's indebted to the general.

She says she'll be serving him

for saving that boy Nikolka.

The Khan spared him at Bakhtiar's request.

Well, Bakhtiar asked the mullah, and then the mullah…

Run to her!

- Bakhtiar-agha! - Don't even ask me!

I need to speak to my relative. It's important.

I said no.

What should I do, oh wisest one?

The gods have left me.

The gods have sent you a test.

Learn to wait, Mengu.

Disfavor of old and sick Berke is not so scary.

Think of the future, Khan.

If it wasn't for me bringing the Russian Princess to the Horde,

I wouldn't have brought such disgrace upon myself.

I'll ask the Khan for you.

But you must promise me something.

Ask anything.

Stop listening to your mother Ush-khatun.

Semyonych said you were called to the troops.

Don't worry,

I'll beg Bakhtiar, I'll ask Nogai myself; you'll go with us.

Please, Ivan.

I can't do anything now. I owe Nogai.

If you owe anyone, it's our children.

I gave him my word, Ivan.

- In exchange of saving Nikolka. - Nogai has nothing to do with it.

The mullah convinced the Khan to spare the boy.

Don't you understand?

He did ask!

The Khan could kill him for this one request!

I don't understand indeed since when did something.

Become more important to my wife than our family?

Come back home.

And help our people to go back.

And pray for me, you and our children.

I won't leave you to them.

Nogai, I want to thank you for stepping in for Nikolka.

We couldn't be without him.

Thank your brother, he asked for the artist.

You've been generous; be generous to the end.

Let Nikita go with us to Sarai Batu.

You know he's a lousy warrior.

It seems you don't know your relative well enough.

He's brave, clever, and the best marksman in his hundred.

I'll find money. I'll pay for him.

I don't need money.

Nikita isn't well! He won't make it through the march.

I'm begging you.

You called me generous.

I'm not.

I did what he asked to gain his loyalty.

And if I see I'm mistaken, your brother will die.

And 10 more Russians with him.

Such is the law.

Let's run away.

- Right now. - I can't.

- And you won't be able to. - What?

- To leave people who trust you. - Damn them!

Promise you won't forget me.

If you come back home, marry only if she's kind to our children.

Go! Please.

Go.

Wait.

Wait…

There he is, get him!

Who allowed you to be here?

Tie him up.

- Get him to the builders' camp. - Let go!

Quiet!

Hush.

They're bringing the Tatar.

Anyone who curses her or dares to throw

a stone at the girl, will be punished severely.

Miron's asking for someone to go talk to people.

Let's pray for the poor girl

who's soul is in the devil's claws.

We don't need to pray! We need to find out if she's a witch!

Right!

Try her! Witch!

Quiet!

People! Have a heart!

Remember of mercy!

How long will the Russian people suffer because of that pagan?

Bring the witch here!

Give us the witch!

Quiet! Let me through!

Come to your senses! You'll pay for that!

Milady, they won't calm down.

Give her to Filaret.

The crowd by the lake is making a cross!

- They'll drown the witch. - How do you know?

I've heard it.

I've heard Stesha and the ostiary talking about it.

Finish it.

Prince Boris is here, my lady, he wants to talk to you.

Call him in.

What have you decided about Nargiz?

The metropolitan said he would bring her to the river,

make her repent publicly,

perform an exorcism, and baptize her.

- Perhaps people will calm down. - Sure.

It's like giving a hungry child saltbush soup.

There's a riot in the city.

There are rumors that the Prince is captured or dead.

And you want to baptize and dress up

his Tatar girl whom people blame for everything.

I'm just carrying out my husband's will.

Who might not be alive now.

He is!

I saw a prophetic dream!

The Prince is alive. And he will come home soon.

But while he's not here, people are looking at you.

You're the Princess and in charge of everything.

- What do you want from me? - Let me get her away from here.

She can't stay in this house.

She'll stay here.

Until I decide otherwise.

Don't rush.

You're already late.

Where did you get it from?

Why are you treating me

like some lowly servant?

You will be a lowly servant

when I tell the Princess you've disobeyed her order!

Get out!

Change.

- Why? - The Great Princess' order.

I don't want to.

Then I'll order the warriors to undress you by force

and hold you while I'll put this shirt on you.

Turn away?

What's there I haven't seen? Skin and bones?

Stesha-khanum, please, turn away.

Drown her!

Drown her!

Lord, forgive this lost soul all her sins

and have mercy on them all.

Kiss it!

Let me go!

Kiss it, poor soul!

Drown the witch!

Drown the witch!

Disperse!

- Stop! - Drown the witch!

Step aside!

Help!

Get off!

Let me through!

Get off!

Thank god.

- Are you awake, my lady? - What happens to the girl?

She didn't drown, curse her.

Drown?

Did they throw her to the water?

With a stone around her neck.

How did she survive?

Who knows? Everyone gasped when she resurfaced.

Alive.

I should be glad.

And I'm annoyed.

Me too!

I thought we finally got rid of the witch.

- And now my Lady will sleep well. - Be quiet, Stesha!

Thank God she's alive. My husband wouldn't forgive me.

If not for Prince Boris and his men with whips and swords,

people would've thrown her in until she would drown.

Prince Boris?

- Where he is? - In the dining room.

Order to give him mead and refreshments.

Good night, Princess.

Leave us.

I was told they tried to drown Nargiz.

Radmila, you can execute the instigators

or order to flog everyone, young and old anyone.

But you won't be able to make people get over it.

You've said you can get her away from here.

Right away. Just say a word.

Do you swear she'll be safe?

I'll do everything in my power.

Swear it.

Swear to God nothing will happen to her.

I swear. If it makes you feel better.

I'll talk to her myself.

Are you ready?

We're moving out at dawn.

Bakhtiar, tell these morons to untie me.

Leave him tied up.

You're such a scum.

This one goes with us.

Hello, brothers.

I thought I'd never see you again.

Nikita has gone to the war because of you.

Why? What's he got to do with me?

He asked for you.

And payed with his freedom for it.

I didn't think it would turn out so.

Forgive me, Ivan.

Come closer.

Ivan!

Get out!

Semyonych,

dear man!

What's wrong with you?

- Semyonych! - Don't come close!

- It's plague. - Semyonych,

dear man!

It seems,

my time has come to die.

I'm not scared;

It's bad that I'm leaving you,

without my care.

I promised to your father to care.

You did, Semyonych.

Are you here?

I can't see!

I'm here, Semyonych, dear!

Promise me

that you'll come home.

Swear to God!

As same...

How will I look into

your father's eyes

when I meet him beyond?

I swear!

Good girl.

My dove…

I've brought you healing tincture.

Stesha said you caught a chill after you fell in the water.

I mean, after you were thrown there.

It was you who told people to kill me.

No, I didn't do it.

I was glad to learn you survived.

But it's not about me.

People want a woman,

who they think a witch

and a temptress of the Prince, to die.

You must leave the city, Nargiz.

As far as possible.

I give you my word as the Great Princess

that when the Prince is back, he'll send for you.

Let him decide your fate.

There's a convent near Suzdal;

Prince Boris will get you there.

No, not him.

Did he mistreat you?

He's a very bad man.

Perhaps.

But he'll never hurt a girl

Yaroslav has left in his care.

I won't go with him.

Be ready to leave at dawn.