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Welcome to Chechnya

Welcome to Chechnya

Jan 26, 2020
107 min
Documentary
6.8/ 10
49 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
6.8/10
49 votes
IMDB
7.9/10
3,286 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
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Metacritic
M
86/100
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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 26 wins & 17 nominations total

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"Inside the Russian Republic's deadly war on gays"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

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Production Companies

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

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