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Welcome to Chechnya

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A group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.
Director
David France
Year
2020
Genre
documentary
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Awards
Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 26 wins & 17 nominations total

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-(man 1 speaking) -(man 2 speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
-(man 1 speaking) -(man 2 speaking)
Genocide in Chechnya isn't only about gay men. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
Genocide in Chechnya isn't only about gay men.
They get locked up at home where they're battered. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
They get locked up at home where they're battered.
No one hears anything about it. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
No one hears anything about it.
And they simply die from physical violence. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
And they simply die from physical violence.
These girls, the women who decide to leave, - Welcome to Chechnya 00:08
These girls, the women who decide to leave,
More immersion, more attention. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
More immersion, more attention.
Either she agrees to have sex with her uncle, - Welcome to Chechnya 00:08
Either she agrees to have sex with her uncle,
Or she'll get the same as other girls like her. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
Or she'll get the same as other girls like her.
To keep this a secret, - Welcome to Chechnya 00:08
To keep this a secret,
Her father is a high-ranking official. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
Her father is a high-ranking official.
He has access to practically every resource. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
He has access to practically every resource.
Maximum, we had two or three hours to remove her from the republic, - Welcome to Chechnya 00:08
Maximum, we had two or three hours to remove her from the re...
One team to distract, and the other to extract. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:07
One team to distract, and the other to extract.
They would pretend to be family friends taking her dress shopping. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
They would pretend to be family friends taking her dress sho...
-(woman 1 speaking) -(Anya speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
-(woman 1 speaking) -(Anya speaking)
Can I take your phone? - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
Can I take your phone?
Is everything great? That's great. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
Is everything great? That's great.
You'll tell us everything. It's a long road. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
You'll tell us everything. It's a long road.
(woman in blue scarf speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
(woman in blue scarf speaking)
(car honking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
(car honking)
(Isteev speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:07
(Isteev speaking)
We'll meet up with them and then race to the airport. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
We'll meet up with them and then race to the airport.
-What should I say? -That you're going to see a friend. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
-What should I say? -That you're going to see a friend.
(Anya speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
(Anya speaking)
(Isteev speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
(Isteev speaking)
(woman speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
(woman speaking)
(officer speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:08
(officer speaking)
(Anya speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
(Anya speaking)
-(door shuts) -(chatter) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
-(door shuts) -(chatter)
(Isteev speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:09
(Isteev speaking)
It's just that I have never been left alone at home, so... - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
It's just that I have never been left alone at home, so...
(Isteev speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:12
(Isteev speaking)
By now, your father has reported you to border patrol. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
By now, your father has reported you to border patrol.
But it'll take some time. I can't guarantee it will be quick. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
But it'll take some time. I can't guarantee it wil...
The local group will get you anything you need, - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
The local group will get you anything you need,
-You'll need patience. -What? - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
-You'll need patience. -What?
And understand that everything we're doing is for your safety. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
And understand that everything we're doing is for your ...
Because if they find you and take you back, - Welcome to Chechnya 00:10
Because if they find you and take you back,
-(out of tune piano playing) -(garage door creaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:10
-(out of tune piano playing) -(garage door creaking)
(squeak) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:07
(squeak)
I'm so nervous, like I'm going to see her for the first time. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
I'm so nervous, like I'm going to see her for the ...
(chuckles) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
(chuckles)
(Isteev speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
(Isteev speaking)
When Grisha disappeared in Chechnya, - Welcome to Chechnya 00:07
When Grisha disappeared in Chechnya,
And after he was freed from Chechnya, - Welcome to Chechnya 00:08
And after he was freed from Chechnya,
Where they imprisoned him and what happened to him there - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
Where they imprisoned him and what happened to him there
If this came out, it would be a scandal on the federal level. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
If this came out, it would be a scandal on the federal level...
They were calling Grisha, threatening to kill him. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
They were calling Grisha, threatening to kill him.
At some point, his relatives began receiving threats. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
At some point, his relatives began receiving threats.
And their goal was to bring him back to Chechnya, - Welcome to Chechnya 00:07
And their goal was to bring him back to Chechnya,
So, a month after he came to us, - Welcome to Chechnya 00:09
So, a month after he came to us,
We put them all in Moscow safe houses, trying to figure out what to do next. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
We put them all in Moscow safe houses, trying to figure out ...
-(Baranova speaks indistinctly) -(ringing door bell) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:08
-(Baranova speaks indistinctly) -(ringing door bell)
-(Grisha speaking) -(giggling) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:07
-(Grisha speaking) -(giggling)
His mom, she didn't have an easy time accepting that... - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
His mom, she didn't have an easy time accepting that...
(laughs) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
(laughs)
Because he's a brother, he's a son, - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
Because he's a brother, he's a son,
This isn't bad. There's a lot of space. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
This isn't bad. There's a lot of space.
(Grisha speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:09
(Grisha speaking)
-(niece speaking) -(Grisha speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
-(niece speaking) -(Grisha speaking)
(giggling) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
(giggling)
-(laughs) -(niece speaks) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:16
-(laughs) -(niece speaks)
(kiss) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:08
(kiss)
(Grisha's mother speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:16
(Grisha's mother speaking)
(giggling) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
(giggling)
(Isteev speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
(Isteev speaking)
And it's difficult to be a refugee, wherever you are. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
And it's difficult to be a refugee, wherever you are.
(Baranova speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
(Baranova speaking)
-(rummaging) -(Baranova speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
-(rummaging) -(Baranova speaking)
(woman speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
(woman speaking)
(woman in yellow shirt speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
(woman in yellow shirt speaking)
(music playing on phone) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
(music playing on phone)
(Baranova speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
(Baranova speaking)
(man speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
(man speaking)
(woman speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
(woman speaking)
(song continues) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:10
(song continues)
Chechen pop singer Zelim Bakaev disappeared from the Chechen capital. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
Chechen pop singer Zelim Bakaev disappeared from the Chechen...
In early August, the young man arrived in Grozny for his sister's wedding. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
In early August, the young man arrived in Grozny for his sis...
(reporter speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
(reporter speaking)
I saw him once, when I met with the artists. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
I saw him once, when I met with the artists.
He came to visit me. I have a photo with him. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
He came to visit me. I have a photo with him.
If you don't give him back, you'll regret it.” - Welcome to Chechnya 00:09
If you don't give him back, you'll regret it.”
(singing in Chechen) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
(singing in Chechen)
But nobody has reliable information. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
But nobody has reliable information.
(Isteev speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:08
(Isteev speaking)
We have no doubt it was due to his sexual orientation. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
We have no doubt it was due to his sexual orientation.
(Zelim Bakaev speaking) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:09
(Zelim Bakaev speaking)
I want everyone to feel the emotions that I put into my songs. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:07
I want everyone to feel the emotions that I put into my song...
(song continues) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
(song continues)
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A group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.

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Director: David France
Writer: David France, Tyler H. Walk
Production: N/A
Genre: documentary
Year: 2020
MetaScore: 86/100
ImdbRating: 7.9
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 30 Jun 2020
Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 26 wins & 17 nominations total
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