Storm Over Asia

Vsevolod Pudovkin's 1928 silent epic, "Storm Over Asia," follows Bair, a young Mongolian fur trapper. After a confrontation with British occupying forces over a valuable fox pelt, Bair is forced to flee and eventually joins the Red Army partisans during the Russian Civil War. Captured by the British, his life takes an unexpected turn when a colonial officer discovers an ancient amulet and a document suggesting Bair is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. The British, seeking a puppet ruler to control the Mongolian people, attempt to exploit Bair's lineage. However, Bair's journey through exploitation and awakening ultimately leads him to embrace his true identity and rally his people against the imperialist oppressors.