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2020·18A

Welcome to Chechnya

Inside the Russian Republic's deadly war on gays

Documentary1h 47m

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6.9

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Storyline

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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Details

DirectorDavid France

ReleasedJan 26, 2020

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide18ACA

Studios

HBO Documentary FilmsPublic Square FilmsDavid France & Joy A. Tomchin FilmNinety Thousand WordsMaylo Films

BBC Storyville

Cast

Maxim Lapunov

Self

Olga Baranova

Self

David Isteev

Self

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self

Ramzan Kadyrov

Ramzan Kadyrov

Self

Zelim Bakaev

Zelim Bakaev

Self

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Amazon Prime Video

HBO Max Amazon Channel

Philo

Brew

MUBI Amazon Channel

Fandor Amazon Channel

HBO Max

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

DocuramaFilms Amazon Channel

Cineverse Amazon Channel

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Apple TV Store

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YouTube

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Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

8 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“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.”

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Anita Singh

RTDaily Telegraph (UK)Dec 30, 2020

Welcome to Chechnya: The Gay Purge. brought home the horror with a dramatic urgency. David France's grimly compelling film was a docu-thriller, with heart-stopping moments as activists spirited people out of the country in clandestine operations.

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Alex Davidson

RTSight & SoundDec 30, 2020

France sensitively draws out the personalities of his subjects, ensuring that, despite the digital disguises and pseudonyms, they emerge as distinct individuals.

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Rebecca Nicholson

RTGuardianDec 30, 2020

David France has made a difficult, distressing and often tremendously bleak film about the torture and murder of LGBT people in Chechnya, and the brave efforts of community activists and organisers to "extract" them from the region.

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Joonatan Itkonen

RTRegion FreeJul 18, 2024

WELCOME TO CHECHNYA comes with the highest of content warnings.... It should traumatize us into action. Anything less would be too easy to brush away. The images seen will sear into the mind.

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Information

Title

Welcome to Chechnya

Released

Jan 26, 2020

Rated

18A

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 47m

Status

Released

Studios

HBO Documentary Films, Public Square Films

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