Welcome to Chechnya (2020)

Coming Out on HBO at June 30, 2020.

Documentary

From Academy Award-nominated director David France comes Welcome to Chechnya, a powerful and eye-opening documentary about a group of activists risking their lives to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ persecution in the repressive and closed Russian republic of Chechnya.

With unfettered access and a commitment to protecting anonymity, this documentary exposes Chehnya’s underreported atrocities while highlighting a group of people who are confronting brutality head-on. The film follows these LGBTQ activists as they work undercover to rescue victims and provide them with safe houses and visa assistance to escape persecution.

Welcome to Chechnya is a Public Square Films production, directed by David France and produced by Alice Henty, Joy A. Tomchin, Askold Kurov and David France. The film premiered at January 26, 2020 on Sundance Film Festival.

Director: DavidFrance

Writers: David France, Tyler H. Walk

Stars: Olga Baranova, David Isteev, Maxim Lapunov