Movie
Welcome to Chechnya
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2020-01-26
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Production
- HBO Documentary Films, Public Square Films, David France & Joy A. Tomchin Film, Ninety Thousand Words, Maylo Films, BBC Storyville, Doc Society
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Maxim Lapunov as Self
- Olga Baranova as Self
- David Isteev as Self
- Vladimir Putin as Self
- Ramzan Kadyrov as Self
- Zelim Bakaev as Self
Crew
- David France - Director
- David France - Screenplay
- Tyler H. Walk - Screenplay
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