Purgatory (1998)

03/23/1998 (RU) • 2h

War, TV Movie, Action

Overview

This is a story about the battle for a hospital building in Grozny (Chechnya) in January 1995 between Russian Army forces and Chechen rebels supported by Arabian mujahideen and international mercenaries. Although the story is fictional, most of the characters are based on real-life prototypes and events are the compilation of true events during the Grozny Siege in the First Chechen War.


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Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

rebel

mercenary

dead soldier

heroism

mujahid

based on true story

chechnya

disembodied head

docudrama

russian army

1990s

city ruin

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