Ordered to Forget
Directed byKhusein Erkenov
Screenplay byRuslan Kokanaev and Sultan Zaurbekov
Produced byRuslan Kokanaev
Production
company
Sheikh Mansur Grozny Film Studio
Release date
  • October 2014 (2014-10) (Warsaw)[1]
Running time
87 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguagesChechen 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

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Russia bans 'historically false' film on Stalin deportations of Chechens". AsiaOne. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. ^ Fuller, Liz (23 June 2014). "Banned Chechen Movie Screened At Moscow Film Festival". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. ^ "Controversy Emerges Insides Russia Over Chechen Film Depicting 1944 Deportations - Jamestown". Jamestown. Retrieved 2018-04-22.


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