Search results
The film follows the work of activists rescuing survivors of torture in Chechnya. To avoid exposing their work, it was shot in secret, using hidden cameras, cell phones, GoPros, and handycams. Further complicating the production of the film was the need to protect the identities of interviewees.
- David France, Alice Henty, Askold Kurov, Joy A. Tomchin
Jun 30, 2020 · Welcome to Chechnya: Directed by David France. With Olga Baranova, David Isteev, Ramzan Kadyrov, Maxim Lapunov. A group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.
- (3.1K)
- David France
- TV-MA
- Olga Baranova, David Isteev, Ramzan Kadyrov
TV-MA | original | 1 HR 47 MIN | 2020. WATCH NOW. An inside look at a group of activists risking their lives to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ campaign in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
An illuminating and urgent call to action, Welcome to Chechnya portrays the horrors of the mass persecution of the LGBTQ+ community in the Chechen Republic with tenacity and tenderness.
- (17)
- Public Square Films
- David France
- Documentary, LGBTQ+
People also ask
What is 'welcome to Chechnya' about?
Where can I Watch Welcome to Chechnya?
Is welcome to Chechnya a game changer?
What does Chechnya mean?
About — Welcome to Chechnya. FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE. With searing urgency, “Welcome to Chechnya” shadows a group of activists who risk unimaginable peril to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ pogrom raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic.