Welcome to Chechnya

"Inside the Russian Republic's deadly war on gays"

Jun 30 2020 TV-MA 1h 47m
Documentary

This searing investigative work shadows a group of activists risking unimaginable peril to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ program raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic. Unfettered access and a remarkable approach to protecting anonymity exposes this under-reported atrocity–and an extraordinary group of people confronting evil.

Plot

Chechnya, there are no homosexuals. That is what the tyrannical leader Ramzan Kadyrov has decided. Here we follow a group of activists who risk their lives to save LGBTQ + people who are threatened, detained, tortured and executed. The characters in the film have had their faces digitally altered to remain anonymous.

Written by

David France, Tyler H. Walk

Directed by

David France

Cast

Olga Baranova, David Isteev, Ramzan Kadyrov

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

David France & Joy A. Tomchin Film, Ninety Thousand Words, Maylo Films, BBC Storyville, HBO Documentary Films, Public Square Films

Languages

English, Français

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 26 wins & 17 nominations total

Trailers
Welcome To Chechnya (2020): Official Trailer
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