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Welcome to Chechnya

Welcome to Chechnya

Documentary · 2020

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.

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Welcome to Chechnya

“Inside the Russian Republic's deadly war on gays”

2020 Documentary 1h 47m

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6.9 / 10

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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.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David France

Written by

Tyler H. Walk · David France

M

Maxim Lapunov

Self

O

Olga Baranova

Self

D

David Isteev

Self

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self

Ramzan Kadyrov

Ramzan Kadyrov

Self

Zelim Bakaev

Zelim Bakaev

Self

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The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.