Disbelief : 1999 Russia Bombings

Description: A fatal bomb blast in a Moscow apartment building ignites a fury of questions about terrorism, shadow politics, and post-Soviet intrigue in Disbelief; a film as much about the high art of political deception as it is about violence and human tragedy. The bombing on September 9, 1999, of a nine-story working-class apartment complex in Moscow was quickly blamed on Chechen terrorists. But was it their crime? Or did the Russian secret service deflect its own responsibility for the bombing on the Chechens to heighten national fear and hysteria and justify Russia’s subsequent military attack on the breakaway republic? "Deploying all the suspense and drama of a sophisticated murder mystery, Nekrasov has created one of the most compelling and captivating films of the year" - 2004 Sundance Film Festival Catalogue. This documentary is also available in Russian on Google video as "НЕДОВЕРИЕ" UPDATE: Mikhail Trepashkin, the lawyer who was jailed for 4 years due to his involvement in this film, is to be interviewed by UK Police investigating the murder of Alexander Litvinenko. Also, Hollywood production company Braun Entertainment Group has bought the rights of Litvinenko’s book and intend to make a film on the 1999 bombings, staring James Bond star Daniel Craig as Litvinenko.