Ordered to Forget (2014)

Original title

Приказано забыть

Directed by

Huseyn Erkenov

Genre

historical fiction

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Russian historical film about the Khaibakh massacre in 1944, where Soviet authorities ordered the killing of Chechen and Ingush civilians. It focuses on Russian characters who resist the orders from an NKVD officer.

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What happens

Ordered to Forget (Russian: Приказано забыть, romanized: Prikazano zabyt') 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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