Welcome to Chechnya
Welcome to Chechnya

Welcome to Chechnya

Inside the Russian Republic's deadly war on gays

6.9(48 votes)
2020
1h 47m
Documentary

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.

Production

HBO Documentary Films, Public Square Films, David France & Joy A. Tomchin Film, Ninety Thousand Words, Maylo Films, BBC Storyville

Cast

Maxim Lapunov

Maxim Lapunov

Self

Olga Baranova

Olga Baranova

Self

David Isteev

David Isteev

Self

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self

Ramzan Kadyrov

Ramzan Kadyrov

Self

Zelim Bakaev

Zelim Bakaev

Self

More Like This

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Cruel and Unusual
Dead Gay Men and Living Lesbians
Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts
Born to Be
Break the Game
Letter Beyond the Walls
Richard Fontaine's Days of Greek Gods
Romeo & Julius
Homosaywhat
Someone Like Me
Montgomery Clift