Ordered to Forget

Ordered to Forget (Russian: Приказано забыть) is a 2014 Chechen film that depicts the Khaibakh massacre through the lens of the main protagonists Daud and Seda, two fictional characters who were depicted as witnesses to the massacre after fleeing their village. 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 Russian human rights group memorial stated the events the film depicted to be "considered a generally accepted fact". 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 a member of the NKVD, Mikhail Gvishiani. Despite the government's ban on showing the film, it was screened at the Moscow film festival.[2][3][4]

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

Cast
  • 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 Kiznechenko – 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
  1. https://www.filmneweurope.com/festivals/item/109316-30th-warsaw-film-festival-rich-with-premieres-and-filmmakers
  2. "Russia bans 'historically false' film on Stalin deportations of Chechens". AsiaOne. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. Fuller, Liz. "Banned Chechen Movie Screened At Moscow Film Festival". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 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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