rebel,mercenary,dead soldier,heroism,mujahid,based on true story,chechnya,disembodied head,docudrama,russian army,1990s,city ruin

Purgatory (1998)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Aleksandr Nevzorov
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    Aleksandr Baranov
  • Profile picture of Aleksandr Makarov
    Aleksandr Makarov
  • Profile picture of Dmitriy Nagiev
    Dukuz Israpilov Dmitriy Nagiev
  • Profile picture of Sergey Rost
    Tankist T-80 Sergey Rost
  • Profile picture of Aleksandr Shekhtel
    Aleksandr Shekhtel
  • Profile picture of Viktor Stepanov
    Captain Suvorov Viktor Stepanov
  • Profile picture of Roman Zhilkin
    Roman Zhilkin
  • Profile picture of Yakov Petrov
    Yakov Petrov

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Keywords

  • rebel
  • mercenary
  • dead soldier
  • heroism
  • mujahid
  • based on true story
  • chechnya
  • disembodied head
  • docudrama
  • russian army
  • 1990s
  • city ruin