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.
Direction
France's face-swapping tech protects without dehumanizing.
Editing
Tension between raw footage and processed faces.
Production
Smuggled footage from a closed police state.
Director
David France
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'face doubles' were volunteers from NYC's queer community, who matched bone structure and skin tone to preserve emotional performance.
Kadyrov's infamous quote 'we don't have any gays' became a global meme, but the film reveals the systematic torture camps behind it.
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