Paradise Under The Shade of Swords

Paradise Under The Shade of Swords

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 3, 1992

Runtime

1h 16m

Genres

War, Drama, Action, History

Original Title

Рай под тенью сабель

Production Companies

Tarkifilm

Director

Mikhail Lanchava

Description

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.