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Beslan: Siege of School No. 1
Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 9 P.M.
Some call it "Russia's 9-11." The siege of School No. 1 in the Russian town of Beslan on September 1, 2004 was the bloodiest act of terrorism in Russia since Chechnya declared independence in 1991. As the trial of the only terrorist who survived the siege begins, this wrenching film examines the three-day ordeal that saw Chechen gunmen hold more than 1,000 hostages, most of them children.
The standoff came to a tragic end in a chaotic firefight in which several hundred children and adults were killed. In the premiere episode of its fourth season, WIDE ANGLE brings firsthand testimony and unprecedented video shot by terrorists inside the school, to examine the events that unfolded, the Russian government's failed efforts to manage the crisis, and the legacy of the incident -- for surviving hostages, bereaved families and Russia's future stability.
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Director Kevin Sim directed "Sacred Ground," a FRONTLINE epsode on rebuilding the Twin Tower site, and "Remember My Lai," also for FRONTLINE. Other films have included HITLER'S SEARCH FOR THE HOLY GRAIL, THE SHAKESPEARE MYSTERY, AND COLLEGE GIRLS, a six-part series chronicling a generation of students at Oxford's last women-only College.
Executive Producer Eamonn Matthews has series produced UNREPORTED WORLD, the acclaimed British documentary series, and executive produced the series WAR IN EUROPE (Channel 4/WGBH), a history of the Kosovo conflict, and the PBS/BBC series THE GULF WAR, among others. He reported for the BBC in Baghdad during the 1991 Gulf War, and in 1989 he reported on the Mujahideen units fighting in Afghanistan..
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