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“Inside the Russian Republic's deadly war on gays”
2020•1h 47m•7.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
David France
Writer
David France, Tyler H. Walk
Languages
Russian, French, English
Studio
HBO Documentary Films
Cast
Maxim Lapunov
Self
Olga Baranova
Self
David Isteev
Self
Vladimir Putin
Self
Ramzan Kadyrov
Self
Zelim Bakaev
Self
Production
Company
HBO Documentary Films
Company
Public Square Films
Company
David France & Joy A. Tomchin Film
Company
Ninety Thousand Words
Company
Maylo Films
Company
BBC Storyville
Company
Doc Society
Producer
Askold Kurov
Producer
David France
Producer
Alice Henty
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