Welcome to Chechnya (2020)
- Directed by
- David France
- Genre
- documentary film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- 18A
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 52 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows LGBT Chechen refugees escaping anti-gay purges. Using hidden cameras, it shows their perilous journey through a network of safehouses and activists.
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What happens
Welcome to Chechnya (Russian: Добро пожаловать в Чечню, romanized: Dobro pozhalovat' v Chechnyu) is a 2020 documentary film by American reporter, author and documentarian David France. The film centers on the anti-gay purges in Chechnya of the late 2010s, filming LGBT Chechen refugees using hidden cameras as they made their way out of Russia through a network of safehouses aided by activists. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020 and was released on June 30, 2020, by HBO Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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