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To Russia With Love
Title
To Russia With Love.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : Fulton Productions, 2014.
Distribution
[France] : Cinephil, [date of distribution not identified]
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (80 min.) : sound, color
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Director, Noam Gonick ; producer, Jill Burkhart.
In English, Russian with English subtitles.
Description from landing page (Film Platform, viewed July 08, 2021).
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Leading up to the Olympics in Sochi, a law banning "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations to minors" was passed in Russia. Gay Olympians were confronted with a tough decision: whether to protest in defense of their Russian comrades or compete in silence. Popular figure skater Johnny Weir was challenged to come out against the country he'd loved since childhood. Narrated by Jane Lynch, To Russia with Love takes viewers inside the Russian Open Games - a daring gay sports tournament held in Moscow three days after the Olympics - which was thwarted by authorities at every turn. Tennis champ Billie Jean King meets teen activist Vladislav Slavskiy who lives a besieged life in Sochi.
Variant and related titles
ASP-AVON OCLC KB.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English; Russian
Added to Catalog
November 07, 2022
Credits
Director, Noam Gonick ; producer, Jill Burkhart.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Streaming video.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Documentary films.
Documentary films.
Also listed under
Fulton Productions, production company.
Cinephil, Ltd., film distributor.
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