The Making of a New Empire

The Making of a New Empire 1999

Dutch documentary filmmaker Jos de Putter directs this portrait of Chechnya's charismatic leader Khoozh-Ahmend Noukhaev. The film shows the dashing leader touring about the strategically sensitive independent region of Russia as if he were a feudal lord. He doles out $100 bills to villagers, makes grandiose plans for the bombed out capital of Grozny, and dispenses with presidents at a whim.

  • Released: 1999-12-31
  • Runtime: 95 minutes
  • Genre: Documentary
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  • Director: Jos de Putter