WELCOME TO CHECHNYA

By David FRANCE

THE EXCHANGE - as SALES

Documentary - Completed 2019

A group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.

Festivals
& Awards

Sundance 2020
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing
Berlinale - EFM 2020
Panorama Audience Award
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • RUSSIA, USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, RUSSIAN
    • Duration
    • 107 mn
    • Director(s)
    • David FRANCE
    • Writer(s)
    • David FRANCE, Tyler H. WALK
    • Producer(s)
    • Alice HENTY (Public Square Films), Askold KUROV, David FRANCE
    • Synopsis
    • WELCOME TO CHECHNYA, directed by acclaimed writer and Oscar® nominated director David France, shadows a group of brave activists risking their lives to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ campaign in the Russian republic of Chechnya. With unfettered access and a commitment to protecting anonymity, this documentary exposes these under reported atrocities, while highlighting an extraordinary group of people confronting deadly brutality.