The school siege at Beslan was the bloodiest act of
terrorism ever to take place on Russian soil. Yet beyond this horrible
truth remain many unanswered questions. There is no agreement on who the
terrorists were. How many they numbered? Where they came from? How they
got to Beslan? What they wanted? Whether they were all killed or
captured? And just how the siege which began on September 1 2004, ended
so catastrophically? This Dispatches special uses testimony from
eyewitnesses, survivors and security services. This is combined with
video and audio archive footage presents the fullest account of what
happened at Beslan.The film examines the
background to the events of Beslan. It also looks at the Russian state’s
reaction to the atrocity and the motivation of the hostage-takers.
Beslan School Siege also documents how a small town is coming to terms
with the loss of its children.
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