Welcome to Chechnya
Seen it?2020 | 107 min | Documentary
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite almost no lasting buzz. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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 earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 86 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 BAFTA: British Academy Television Awards: Best International Programme. Won 1 Berlin award: Berlin International Film Festival: Teddy Activist Award. Also nominated for 1 DGA Award. Plus 5 other awards.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by David France
- Maxim LapunovSelf
- Olga BaranovaSelf
- David IsteevSelf
- Vladimir PutinSelf
- Ramzan KadyrovSelf
- Zelim BakaevSelf