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Welcome to Chechnya

  • 20202020
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  • 1h 47m
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7.9/10
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Maxim Lapunov in Welcome to Chechnya (2020)
Documentary
A group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.A group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.A group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.
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    • David France
    • David France
    • Tyler H. Walk
  • Stars
    • Olga Baranova
    • David Isteev
    • Ramzan Kadyrov(archive footage)
    • David France
    • David France
    • Tyler H. Walk
  • Stars
    • Olga Baranova
    • David Isteev
    • Ramzan Kadyrov(archive footage)
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    • 30User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

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    Olga Baranova
    Olga Baranova
    • Self - Director, Moscow Community Center for LGBT+ Initiatives
    David Isteev
    • Self - Crisis Response Coordinator, The Russian LGBT Network
    Ramzan Kadyrov
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Maxim Lapunov
    • Self
    Vladimir Putin
    Vladimir Putin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
      • David France
      • David France
      • Tyler H. Walk
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      Director David France wanted to put a real human face on the story, so conventional techniques of disguising one's appearance, such as blurring their faces, filming them in darkness or hiring actors to stage re-enactments were not enough. Eventually he opted for advanced facial replacement techniques using artificial intelligence and novel visual effects technology, so the viewer could see real faces displaying real emotions, while still protecting the identities of the speakers. The approach is a "game changer in identity protection," according to Documentary Magazine, and a brand new tool for documentary filmmakers.

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    9/10
    More inspiring than disheartening
    I've read a bit about Chechnya and the brutality of its regime and recall the stories of its brutal crackdown against LGBT people {stories which rarely make the news now) so I was expecting this doco to be a hard slog. The makers were deft at taking us on the underground railway of the network which saves gay and lesbian people by sneaking them out of Chechnya. We see the best qualities of humanity in the folk who risk so much to help others from being persecuted for being who they are. I was worried there'd be too many descriptions of torture and bashings etc. but they were just enough to give a sense of the horrors being committed. It was disheartening to hear how the people doing good are finding it harder to get asylum for the threatened. It's ad if the world is turning a blind eye. The film presents a forceful argument that persecution of a group in society is an ever present threat when leaders have impunity to express their dictatorial side: looking at you Putin and Trump.
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      • June 30, 2020 (United States)
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      • United Kingdom
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      • Arte (Germany)
      • Arte (France)
      • Russian
      • Chechen
      • English
      • French
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      • Moscow, Russia
    • Production companies
      • Public Square Films
      • HBO Documentary Films
      • Ninety Thousand Words
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