I wouldn't be surprised if the money for this project came from a western secret service. There are a bunch of production companies listed as being behind this project, some from France, and at least one from Georgia. The film was also made in Georgia, and has a Georgian director. Need I even say more? What interest could Georgians possibly have in the war in Chechnya, other than as an excuse to present Russians in a way that makes Attila the Hun look like a Red Cross volunteer? I don't mind bias in films, and most war films are biased one way or another. But this film was designed from the start as totally dishonest, shameless attack on Russia, without any artistic or other ambition beyond and above smearing Russia. I have seen lots of propaganda films in my life, but this is on a level that betrays a kind of mentality that I find absolutely baffling. It simply boggles the mind that someone could make something so revolting and idiotic.
Review of The Search
