TAMERLANE Rise of the Last Conqueror
TAMERLANE Rise of the Last Conqueror Director Jacob Schwarz Cast Christian Mortensen, Mahesh Jadu Music by Jonathan Keith Label Plaza Mayor Company Ltd As the Mongol Empire crumbles, a battle-scarred Timur Barlas must confront a haunting destiny and renounce his loyalties to protect the fate of the Silk Road. Director’s Statement Most Hollywood historical epics sound like nowhere. You know the score before you hear it: exotic strings, vague throat singing samples—and it becomes interchangeable with ancient Rome, medieval Japan, and biblical Egypt like many other films. The culture gets reduced to atmosphere, and that was not what Bekruz and I wanted for our film, Rise of the Conqueror . This is the story of Amir Timur, a man who united fractured clans and forged an empire that stretched from Delhi to Damascus. Timur’s genius wasn’t just military strategy; it was vision. The ability to see what others couldn’t, to build what endured centuries after his death. If we were ...