David France

Review of Welcome To Chechnya: Will Haunt You Forever

Welcome to Chechnya(HBO) Directed by David France Rating: ****(4 stars) For a two-hour documentary as stark brutal and uncompromising as Welcome to Chechnya the inherent deception in the presentation is jarring. But here’s the thing: what you see in this harrowing harangue on homophobia is not the reality. The characters have all been given new faces digitally, a kind of nod to Face/Off that would probably make the stricken hounded gay characters roll their eyes in rare amusement. Rare, because they have little to smile about. Being gay is definitely being happ | Click Here...