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    The Business

    David France’s ‘Welcome to Chechnya’

    David France’s new HBO documentary, “Welcome to Chechnya” looks at the ongoing campaign to eradicate gay people in the Chechen Republic.

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    By Kim Masters • Jul 3, 2020 • 28m Listen

    David France’s new HBO documentary, “Welcome to Chechnya,” looks at the ongoing campaign to eradicate gay people in the Chechen Republic.

    France worked on the ground with activists in Moscow and Chechnya to chronicle the extraction of individuals fleeing the brutal autocracy. To share this footage without putting his subjects in danger, France worked with a team to digitally swap out their faces.

    France talks about how he protected himself while making the movie, getting into Russia on a tourist visa, filming on iPhones and GoPros, and even finding a fake Russian girlfriend.

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      ‘Welcome to Chechnya’ documents campaign to eradicate LGBT people in the Chechen Republic

      The new documentary “Welcome to Chechnya” available on HBO and HBO Max, looks at the dangers for LGBTQ people in Russia’s Chechen Republic.

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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Kaitlin Parker

      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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      Hollywood news banter: Writers Guild and studios reach a deal, Academy adds news members

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      ‘Welcome to Chechnya’ documents campaign to eradicate LGBT people in the Chechen Republic

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