At times this is quite an harrowing documentary to watch as the intimate style of photography illustrates well the persecution of homosexuality in the breakaway eponymous Russian Republic. With President Putin's administration in Moscow denying any systematic abuse of these people, it's left to the local bully-boy governor Ramzan Kadyrov to deny that there are any gay folks in Chechnya and if there are, then they…
Welcome to Chechnya (2020)
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.
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Maxim Lapunov
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Olga Baranova
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David Isteev
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Vladimir Putin
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Ramzan Kadyrov
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Zelim Bakaev
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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…
When was Welcome to Chechnya released?
Welcome to Chechnya was released in 2020.
What genres does Welcome to Chechnya belong to?
Welcome to Chechnya is categorised as Documentary.
Who stars in Welcome to Chechnya?
The cast of Welcome to Chechnya includes Maxim Lapunov, Olga Baranova, David Isteev, Vladimir Putin, Ramzan Kadyrov.