A U.S. director, who posed as a tourist to document a crackdown on LGBT+ people Chechnya, said on Wednday he hoped his film g digal face swaps to nceal inti would make the persecutn of gay and lbian people there unniable.
Contents:
- THE FILM PUT DON’T WANT THE WORLD TO SEE: FIREBIRD, A GAY LOVE STORY ABOUT FIGHTER PILOTS
- 'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY
- FILMMAKER FACE SWAPS TO MAKE CHECHNYA ‘GAY PURGE’ MOVIE
THE FILM PUT DON’T WANT THE WORLD TO SEE: FIREBIRD, A GAY LOVE STORY ABOUT FIGHTER PILOTS
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'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY
A magil hoe party throws Alex to the prence of Ellt, a hunky llege guy, who pegs Alex as gay and flirts hard. Jared is faced wh an ultimatum: attend a gay nversn therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his fay, iends, and fah. Wh her tomboy ways, Lre is immediately mistaken for a boy by the lol kids and pass herself off as Mickaë ialistic attractive young uple acquir a stunng, life-like robot for guilt ee help, but as the three grow closer, their perceptn of humany will be altered 1993, teenager Cameron is sent to a gay nversn therapy center after gettg ught wh another girl the back seat of a r on prom night.
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FILMMAKER FACE SWAPS TO MAKE CHECHNYA ‘GAY PURGE’ MOVIE
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