Welcome to Chechnya (2020)
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Inside the Russian Republic's deadly war on gays
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.
- Released: 2020-01-26
- Genres: Documentary
- Runtime: 1h 47m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 52 votes
Directed by David France.
Top 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
Where to watch Welcome to Chechnya
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