 The film is a fictionalized account of the youth and coming-of-age of Ablai Khan, a Khan of the Kazakh Horde, as he grows and fights to defend the fortress at Hazrat-e Turkestan from Dzungar invaders during the Kazakh-Dzungar Wars.The Kazakh language version of "Nomad" premiered in Kazakhstan on 6 July 2005.The film was released in the United States on March 16, 2007 (limited release) and March 30, 2007 (wide release).