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Mylène Sauloy, reporter, had recovered many amazing amateur videos from Russians officers during a military operation against terrorism in a Chechen village in the south of Grozny. A soldier films his mates while they surround the village of Komsolmskoe where are refugees hundreds of injured Chechen fighters. In front of the camera, the village is razed to the ground, a lot of rebels are arrested. In a second document appeared during the inquiry many of them seemed died or tortured. Those violent videos are dated March 2000. Mylène Sauloy went back in the village still in ruins today, she found out many fighters and survivors civilians, filmed by Russians several months ago. Now, they live hided in Chechnya or are refugees in Europe, they all testify the violence of the Russian repression in Chechnya.

France - 2004 - 35 mn - DV - Colour

Director Mylène Sauloy Script Mylène Sauloy Camera Mylène Sauloy Sound Mylène Sauloy Editing Mylène Sauloy

Production NPA Productions, 5/13, Bd de la République, 92100 Boulogne Billancourt, France Tél : +33 (0)1 7135 2649 Fax : +33 (0)1 7135 2333

Sales Capa Presse TV, 80, rue de la Croix-Nivert, 75015 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4045 4766 Fax : +33 (0)1 4045 4710