Synopsis
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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Cast
- Maxim LapunovSelf
- Olga BaranovaSelf
- David IsteevSelf
- Vladimir PutinSelf
- Ramzan KadyrovSelf
- Zelim BakaevSelf
Recommendations
- 100
Film Threat
This masterful documentary from David France weaves high-stakes storytelling and investigative reporting to expose the ongoing situation, resulting in an unforgettable film. - 100
TheWrap
Advocacy meets suspense in Welcome to Chechnya, a chilling examination of both the brutality that the Chechen LGBT community is forced to face on a daily basis and the difficulty of leaving the country for peace and safety. - 100
Film Threat
This masterful documentary from David France weaves high-stakes storytelling and investigative reporting to expose the ongoing situation, resulting in an unforgettable film. - 100
TheWrap
Advocacy meets suspense in Welcome to Chechnya, a chilling examination of both the brutality that the Chechen LGBT community is forced to face on a daily basis and the difficulty of leaving the country for peace and safety. - 91
Entertainment Weekly
It's shocking, and it should be. But Welcome finds tender, funny moments too — and even, in the end, some kind of hope. - 91
Entertainment Weekly
It's shocking, and it should be. But Welcome finds tender, funny moments too — and even, in the end, some kind of hope. - 90
The Hollywood Reporter
Whether or not you identify as queer, Welcome to Chechnya will leave you shaken by the evidence of an amoral autocracy taking extreme action under the hypocritical guise of religious purity. - 90
Variety
The ironically inviting title only hints at part of the story in this wholly devastating documentary: The crisis, it turns out, is all around us.
