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THE PRINCESS WARRIOR Review: A Fortuitous Female-Led Historical Actioner With A Fairy Tale Finish

The Princess Warrior is now available on VOD and Digital from Film Movement. It’s not every day Mongolian cinema gets to shine on the global stage. The Princess Warrior marks the latest effort in that regard from directing duo Baasanjargal Sambuu, and celebrated author Baatarsuren Shuudertsetseg whose 2017 novel serves as the basis for this action adventure. Actress Tsedoo Munkhbat takes on the title role of Mongol princess Khutulun, the classic heroine based on the real life legend which has seen her tale told through multiple mediums. The story chronicles her life from childhood and upbringing – named at the time as Ajurug – the only daughter to respected Mongol ruler, Khaidu (Gerelsukh Otgon). Khutulun is in constant competition with her patriarchal family setting as a girl expectant by her siblings to be a good wife and one day bear children to a worthy prince. As The Princess Warrior tells […]

THE PRINCESS WARRIOR Fends Off An Ambush With A Royal Beatdown In A New Clip [EXCLUSIVE]

Lee B. Golden III

Filmmaker S. Baasanjargal and co-helmer Shuudertsetseg Baatarsuren will be making landfall this Friday with the release of Mongolian action adventure, The Princess Warrior. To celebrate the occassion, we have an exclusive clip from the film which you can view below, teasing some of the action that awaits, and featuring actress Tsedoo Munkhbat who stars in the title role based on Baatarsuren’s own 2017 novel. The movie itself centers on legendary warrior princess, Khutulun, who despite being embattled with gender expectations and patriarchal hierarchy, rises to the occasion when an assassination attempt on her father compels her to jet across the land with her warrior bretheren, and retrieve a stolen family keepsake from the clutches of an evil would-be warlord. The clip is set midway into the film and is the third key action sequences in which our heroine and her band of warriors must fight for their lives, against a […]

THE PRINCESS WARRIOR Trailer Revealed For New Mongolian Action Adventure

Lee B. Golden III

Omnibus Entertainment is proudly staking itself in the latest pairing from debut director S. Baasanjargal and co-helmer Shuudertsetseg Baatarsuren, The Princess Warrior. The Mongolian action adventure was penned by Boldkhuyag Damdinsuren, and Baatarsuren whose 2017 novel serves as the basis for the film. Descended from Genghis Khan and skilled in all forms of military combat, Princess Khutulun (Tsedoo Munkhbat) is one of the fiercest warriors in the Mongol Empire. Despite her talents on the battlefield, Khutulun is still expected to marry, and her father, Kaidu Khan, arranges for a union with the prince of Pamir. But on the night when their emissaries meet, Kaidu is ambushed by an assassin sent by his sworn enemy Khubilai, and the Golden Sutra is stolen. Vowing revenge, Khutulun and her clan set out on an epic journey to retrieve the sacred text and restore peace to their homeland. Tsedoo Munkhbat stars along with Altantur Altanjargal, […]

THE PRINCESS WARRIOR Reimagines A Mongolian Legend This March From Film Movement

Lee B. Golden III

Omnibus Entertainment is proudly advancing Mongolian war epic, The Princess Warrior, for a release on digital and on-demand beginning March 8. The film marks the latest iteration of an historical heroine heralded over the last four centuries around the world in literature, theater and film, most notably in Giacomo Puccini’s famed opera, “Turandot.” Intially releasing in late 2021 from Shuuder Productions and Voo Broadcasting as Princess Khutulun, The Princess Warrior was debut-directed by S. Baasanjargal, and by celebrated author Baatarsuren Shuudertsetseg in her second directing credit following her 2013 solo debut, Queen Ahno – Spirit of a Warrior, based on her 2010 novel. Equally, The Princess Warrior takes its cues from Shuudertsetseg’s own 2017 publication. Descended from Genghis Khan and skilled in all forms of military combat, Princess Khutulun (Tsedoo Munkhbat) is one of the fiercest warriors in the Mongol Empire. Despite her talents on the battlefield, Khutulun is still […]