Welcome to Chechnya
Film2020107 min

Welcome to Chechnya

Taste attributes: documentarygay/lesbianslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentary

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

Boxlist takeInventive and realistic: a moving documentary, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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Quality rating

7.1 /10

TMDB · 25 votes

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  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

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  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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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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Taste Attributes

social commentary

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Maxim LapunovOlga BaranovaDavid IsteevVladimir PutinRamzan Kadyrov

Details

Genre
Documentary
Year
2020
Runtime
107 min
Status
Released
Studio
HBO Documentary Films
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