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NYAFF XIX Review: THE LEGEND OF TOMIRIS, A Tale As Epic As Its Origins

THE LEGEND OF TOMIRIS: Akan Satayev’s Epic Historical War Drama Gets A U.S. Trailer

Hard to believe that’s it’s been about three years since Akan Satayev’s female-fronted historical war drama, The Legend Of Tomiris, underwent post production, isn’t it?

TOMIRIS: Don’t Miss The Epic Trailer For Kazakhstan’s Period War Thriller

Lee B. Golden III

Last year’s releases may still be new news for folks outside of Kazakhstan like myself if the period adventure thriller, Tomiris, is new on your radar. The epic Herodotean tale opened last September, featuring actress Aizhan Lighg in the title role of the 6th century B.C. Massagetean Queen who united the Scythian/Saka tribes against the Achaemenid Empire led by Cyrus The Great, played by actor Gassan Massoud.