Paradise Under The Shade of Swords

(1992)

Genres: War, Drama, Action, History

Year: 1992

Runtime: 76 мин

Country: Russia

Director: Mikhail Lanchava, Ислам Казиев

Cast: Huseyn Khalimbekov, Georgy Darchiashvili, Валерий Баринов, Rupat Charakov, Huseyn Kaziev, Александр Пашутин, Вано Янтбелидзе, Патимат Хизроева, Bagand Magomedov, Arifula Makhayev

Plot

19th century. Russia, one of the biggest and most powerful empires in the world is fighting a bloody war to subjugate the free peoples of the Caucasus. In 1828 Caucasian Imamate was established in order to unite Caucasian peoples against Russia under the banner of Islam. By 1834 the situation is dire. Ghazi-Muhammad, the leader of the Imamate, gets killed in an ambush by the Russian forces. One of his loyal warriors, Shamil, barely escapes alive. The fight must continue, but the future is uncertain.