Chechnya, there are no homosexuals. That is what the tyrannical leader Ramzan Kadyrov has decided. Here we follow a group of activists who risk their lives to save LGBTQ + people who are threatened, detained, tortured and executed. The characters in the film have had their faces digitally altered to remain anonymous.... (Full plot summary below)
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Chechnya, there are no homosexuals. That is what the tyrannical leader Ramzan Kadyrov has decided. Here we follow a group of activists who risk their lives to save LGBTQ + people who are threatened, detained, tortured and executed. The characters in the film have had their faces digitally altered to remain anonymous.
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| Film ThreatNorman GidneyThis masterful documentary from David France weaves high-stakes storytelling and investigative reporting to expose the ongoing situation, resulting in an unforgettable film. |
| TheWrapAlonso DuraldeAdvocacy meets suspense in Welcome to Chechnya, a chilling examination of both the brutality that the Chechen LGBT community is forced to face on a daily basis and the difficulty of leaving the country for peace and safety. |
| VarietyGuy LodgeThe ironically inviting title only hints at part of the story in this wholly devastating documentary: The crisis, it turns out, is all around us. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyWhether or not you identify as queer, Welcome to Chechnya will leave you shaken by the evidence of an amoral autocracy taking extreme action under the hypocritical guise of religious purity. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustAs in his previous films, the Oscar-nominated "How to Survive a Plague” and “The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson,” France, an investigative reporter, presents ordinary citizens doing remarkable things. If only our governments could learn to follow suit. |
| The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisWelcome to Chechnya is a moving and vital indictment of mass persecution. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattIt's shocking, and it should be. But Welcome finds tender, funny moments too — and even, in the end, some kind of hope. |
| The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayWhat’s perhaps most remarkable about Welcome To Chechnya is the level-headed perspective many of these subjects have about what’s happening to them. |
| RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloWelcome to Chechnya is both astonishingly groundbreaking in its use of technology, and difficult to watch. |
| SlashfilmAbby OlceseWith comprehensive access and a vital narrative, Welcome to Chechnya is an important work of journalism. |
