Ordered to Forget
| Ordered to Forget | |
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| Directed by | Khusein Erkenov |
| Screenplay by | Ruslan Kokanaev and Sultan Zaurbekov |
| Produced by | Ruslan Kokanaev |
Production company | Sheikh Mansur Grozny Film Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Languages | Chechen and Russian |
Ordered to Forget (Russian: Приказано забыть) is a 2014 Russian film directed by Hussein Erkenov.
The film was intended to debut on 10 May 2014 but was banned because the Russian Ministry of Culture officially denies the events of the Khaibakh massacre and claimed the film would create ethnic hatred after denouncing the film as "anti-Russian". The makers of the film stated that they did not wish to promote hatred of Russians, and the film depicts many ethnic Russians characters outright resisting orders to kill Chechen and Ingush civilians issued by NKVD officer Mikhail Gvishiani. Despite the government's ban on showing the film, it was screened at the Moscow International Film Festival.[2][3][4]
Synopsis[edit]
The film chronicles the Khaibakh massacre through the lens of the main protagonists Daud and Seda, two fictional characters who were depicted as witnesses of the massacre after fleeing their village.
Cast[edit]
- Shamkhan Mitrayev – Daud
- Kheda Akhmadova – Seda
- Movsar Atayev – Chairman of the village council
- Khava Akhmadova – Daud's mother
- Timur Badalbeyli – NKVD Colonel
- Ruslan Kokonayev – Daud's friend
- Roman Kouznechenko – Kasim
- Andrey Mekhontsev – soldier
- Aleksandr Novin – Duzhak
- Roza Khayrullina – Raikhan
- Adam Bulduchev
- Akhmed Bisayev
- Ali Bisitayev
- Markha Gayrbekova
- Raisa Gichayeva
- Mutalip Davletmirzayev
- Roman Katyushin
- Dagun Omayev
- Abu Pashayev
- Madina Sanayeva
- Apti Sultukhanov
- Zarema Ulabayeva
- Sanukhat Khakisheva
References[edit]
- ^ Krawczyk, Agnieszka (October 15, 2014). "30th Warsaw Film Festival – rich with premieres and filmmakers - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Film New Europe. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Russia bans 'historically false' film on Stalin deportations of Chechens". AsiaOne. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ Fuller, Liz (23 June 2014). "Banned Chechen Movie Screened At Moscow Film Festival". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Controversy Emerges Insides Russia Over Chechen Film Depicting 1944 Deportations - Jamestown". Jamestown. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
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