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“Inside the Russian Republic's deadly war on gays”

6.9

2020

1h 47m

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.

Key Crew

Director

David France

Producers

Askold Kurov

David France

Alice Henty

Writers

David France

Tyler H. Walk

Cinematography

Derek Wiesehahn

Music

Sacha Galperine

Cast (6)

Maxim Lapunov

Self

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