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Welcome to Chechnya

2020 · 107 min

A harrowing, urgent plunge into real-life persecution, watching it feels like holding your breath alongside people fleeing mortal danger.

Tagline: Inside the Russian Republic's deadly war on gays
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and earnest. Measured and demanding.
About: Survival, isolation, politics, violence
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
politics
violence
identity
Places: single country house
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
documentary
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild