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Inside the Russian Republic's deadly war on gays - Welcome to Chechnya
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Title: Welcome to Chechnya

Release Date: 26 Jan 2020

Runtime: 1h 47m

Genre: Documentary

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

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

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.

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Average Vote: 6.9 (45 votes)

Cast

  • Self: Maxim Lapunov
  • Self: Olga Baranova
  • Self: David Isteev
  • Self: Vladimir Putin
  • Self: Ramzan Kadyrov
  • Self: Zelim Bakaev
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