In 1999, a Moscow apartment building was destroyed by a massive explosion. The government of Vladimir Putin immediately ascribed responsibility for the blast to Chechen separatists, setting in motion the Second Chechen War and paving the way for a Putin election victory. This Russian made film bravely suggests that perhaps there was more than a hint of subterfuge involved. Focussing on the personal loss of Tanya Morozova, a school teacher now living in Milwaukee whose mother was killed in the blast, the film has a tendency to linger a bit too long during scenes of personal grief but is on very firm ground with its indictment of the police force's complicity in the tragedy. If you don't believe that the powers that be will go to any lengths to manipulate your opinion, watch this film.
