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From Academy Award-nominated director David France (How to Survive a Plague, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson) comes Welcome to Chechnya, a 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.
Original Release
06/30/2020
US Release
06/30/2020
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Olga Baranova | Self / Self - Director, Moscow Community Center for LGBT+ Initiatives |
| David Isteev | Self / Self - Crisis Response Coordinator, The Russian LGBT Network |
| Ramzan Kadyrov | Self |
| Maxim Lapunov | Self |
| Vladimir Putin | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Olga Baranova | Self / Self - Director, Moscow Community Center for LGBT+ Initiatives |
| David Isteev | Self / Self - Crisis Response Coordinator, The Russian LGBT Network |
| Ramzan Kadyrov | Self |
| Maxim Lapunov | Self |
| Vladimir Putin | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nancy Abraham | Executive Producer |
| Neal Baer | Executive Producer |
| Jesse Tyler Ferguson | Executive Producer |
| Alan Getz | Executive Producer |
| Lisa Heller | Executive Producer |
| Kevin Jennings | Executive Producer |
| Jonathan Logan | Executive Producer |
| Justin Mikita | Executive Producer |
| Jonathan Murray | Executive Producer |
| Harvey Reese | Executive Producer |
| Lekha Singh | Executive Producer |
| Ted Snowdon | Executive Producer |
| Stan Tomchin | Executive Producer |
| Duffy Violante | Executive Producer |
| Joy A. Tomchin | Executive Producer |
| Masha Gessen | Executive Producer |
| David France | Producer |
| Tyler H. Walk | Producer |
| James Costa | Producer |
| Alice Henty | Producer |
| Katya Kumkova | Producer |
| Askold Kurov | Producer |
| Ken Mehlman | Producer |
| Igor Myakotin | Producer |
| Dan Silver | Producer |
| Andrew Tobias | Producer |
| Joy A. Tomchin | Producer |
| Margarita Ramirez | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2021 | Emmy | Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | Nominated |
