The Making of a New Empire

The Making of a New Empire is a portrait of a man and his country at a decisive moment in history. Twenty-five years ago, Khozh-Ahmed Noukhaev founded a Moscow-based underground movement, which later became known as the widely feared Chechen mafia. Noukhaev fits in the long and strong Chechen tradition of the bandit-warrior. He is godfather, escaped convict, war hero, publicity manager and visionary combined in a single person. In this film we hear his personal story, and through him we learn about the mystical and proud, but also violent history of the Chechen people. (One World)