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Welcome to Chechnya

Welcome to Chechnya

Inside the Russian Republic's deadly war on gays

2020•1h 47m•6.9/10
Documentary

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6.9/10(51)

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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Production

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

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Maxim Lapunov

Self

Olga Baranova

Self

David Isteev

Self

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self

Ramzan Kadyrov

Ramzan Kadyrov

Self

Zelim Bakaev

Zelim Bakaev

Self

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