To Russia with Love is a documentary film by Canadian director Noam Gonick, released in 2014.[1] 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.[2]

To Russia with Love
Film poster
Directed by	Noam Gonick
Written by	Noam Gonick
Produced by	Jill Burkhart Laina Cohn Elle Flanders Howard Gertler Laura Michalchyshyn Johnny Weir
Narrated by	Jane Lynch
Edited by	Jennifer Honn
Music by	Kerry Muzzey
Production companies	Little Punk Public Studio Sundance Productions
Release date	October 29, 2014 (2014-10-29)
Running time	91 minutes
Countries	Canada United States
Language	English

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.[3]

The film premiered on the Epix cable network in the United States in August 2014.[2] It had its Canadian premiere at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in 2015,[4] and received selected other theatrical screenings before being broadcast by CBC Television.[1]

The film received a GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Documentary at the 26th GLAAD Media Awards.[5]

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External links

• To Russia with Love at IMDb

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