To Russia With Love (2014)
October 19, 2014Release Date
To Russia With Love (2014)
October 19, 2014Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Jane Lynch
Self - Narrator
Johnny Weir
Self - Olympic Figure Skater
Ban Ki-moon
Self - Secretary General of the United Nations
Jason Collins
Self - First Openly Gay NBA Player
Jason Collins
Self - First Openly Gay NBA Player
Jason Collins
Self - First Openly Gay NBA Player
Noam Gonick
Director
Kerry Muzzey
Composer
Details.
Wiki.
(Not to be confused with the 2022 Filipino movie with the same title)
To Russia with Love is a 2014 documentary film by Canadian director Noam Gonick. Shot in Sochi, Russia during the 2014 Winter Olympics, the film centres on the controversial Russian gay propaganda law, and the ethical dilemmas faced by openly LGBT athletes such as Johnny Weir, Belle Brockhoff, Anastasia Bucsis and Blake Skjellerup around whether to speak out against the law while competing in Russia.The film was narrated by Jane Lynch, and also included interviews with Billie Jean King, Greg Louganis, Simona Meiler, Charline Labonté, Brian Burke, Mark Tewksbury, David Remnick, Stephen Fry and Jason Collins.The film premiered on the Epix cable network in the United States in August 2014. It had its Canadian premiere at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in 2015, and received selected other theatrical screenings before being broadcast by CBC Television.The film received a GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Documentary at the 26th GLAAD Media Awards.