
Welcome to Chechnya
Taste attributes: documentarygay/lesbianslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentary
"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.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.1 /10
TMDB · 25 votes
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What lines up
- 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
What might not click
- 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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Documentary
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- HBO Documentary Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
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