Film
Welcome to Chechnya
From Academy Award-nominated director David France comes this powerful and eye-opening documentary about a group of activists risking their lives to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ persecution in the repressive and closed Russian republic of Chechnya. With unfettered access and a commitment to protecting anonymity, this documentary exposes Chehnya’s underreported atrocities while highlighting a group of people who are confronting brutality head-on. The film follows these LGBTQ+ activists as they work undercover to rescue victims and provide them with safe houses and visa assistance to escape persecution.
Available on HBOGo/HBO Max
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Genre
Runtime
107 min
Section
Discover Together
Release Year
2020
Director
David France
Producer
David France, Alice Henty, Askold Kurov, Joy A. Tomchin
Country
USA