Welcome to Chechnya
2020 · Movie · 107 min · ★ 6.9 · 93% critics
An investigative documentary follows activists working in secret to help LGBTQ people facing violent persecution in a closed, repressive region. With careful steps to protect identities, it reveals the constant danger, the urgent rescues, and the broader system that allows abuse to continue largely unchecked.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-01-26
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (51 votes)
About
If you want urgent, real-world documentaries about LGBTQ rights and persecution, this delivers intense tension and bravery; Not for you if you avoid upsetting stories of abuse, fear, and ongoing injustice, similar to Disclosure or Call Me Kuchu.
Pros: urgent real-world stakes; courageous activism focus; strong sense of peril | Cons: harrowing subject matter; distressing violence described; emotionally heavy viewing
Themes
- lgbt
- gay theme
- gay rights
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Special Jury Prize Documentary · 2020
Cast & crew
- ML
Maxim Lapunov
as Self
- OB
Olga Baranova
as Self
- DI
David Isteev
as Self
Vladimir Putin
as Self
Ramzan Kadyrov
as Self
Zelim Bakaev
as Self
Directed by David France