Movie · Drama · War & Military

The Second Chechen War. 1999. THE SEARCH recounts, on a human scale, a powerful story of conflict told through four lives that will be brought together by a shocking twist of fate. After his parents are killed in their village, a small boy flees, joining the flood of refugees. He meets Carole, a European Union delegation head and little by little, with her help, he will return to life. At the same time, his elder sister Raïssa searches tirelessly for him amongst the civilian exodus. Then there’s 20-year-old Kolia… A recent Russian Army recruit, he will gradually be overwhelmed by the daily life of wartime.

2016 · 2h 29m
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The Second Chechen War. 1999. THE SEARCH recounts, on a human scale, a powerful story of conflict told through four lives that will be brought together by a shocking twist of fate. After his parents are killed in their village, a small boy flees, joining the flood of refugees. He meets Carole, a European Union delegation head and little by little, with her help, he will return to life. At the same time, his elder sister Raïssa searches tirelessly for him amongst the civilian exodus. Then there’s 20-year-old Kolia… A recent Russian Army recruit, he will gradually be overwhelmed by the daily life of wartime.

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Studio
La Petite Reine
Released
2016
Run Time
2 hr 29 min
Rated
15
Regions of Origin
France, Georgia
© 2014 La Petite Reine – La Classe Américaine – France 3 Cinéma – Orange Studio – Wild Bunch – Search Production – Sarke Studio/GFIG

Languages

Original Audio
French (France), French, French (Canada), English, Russian, Chechen
Audio

French (France)

Subtitles

Danish (Denmark) , Finnish (Finland) , Norwegian Bokmål (Norway) , Swedish (Sweden)