Children of Beslan (2005)
Directed by Ewa Ewart / Leslie Woodhead
Sub-Genres - Biography, Tragedies & Catastrophes, Children's Issues, Psychology |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom, United States |
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Synopsis
On September 1, 2004, a group of heavily armed rebel extremists stormed into School No. 1 in Beslan, Russia. For three days, more than a thousand children and adults were held hostage in a sweltering gymnasium, denied food and water, and forced to keep their hands over their heads. The harrowing siege ended on September 3 with a series of explosions and a hail of gunfire that killed some 350 people - half of them children. In this film, the youngest survivors of Beslan tell their story.
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aftermath, child, extremist, fear, hostage, interview, loss-of-innocence, rebel, Russia, school, siege, survivor
