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To Russia with Love is a documentary film by Canadian director Noam Gonick, released in 2014. 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.
Original Release
10/19/2014
US Release
10/19/2014
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jane Lynch | Self - Narrator / Self - Narrator (voice) |
| Johnny Weir | Self - Olympic Figure Skater |
| Ban Ki-moon | Self - Secretary General of the United Nations |
| Jason Collins | Self - First Openly Gay NBA Player |
| Martina Navratilova | Self - Tennis Icon |
| Thomas Roberts | Self - MSNBC Host |
| Anastasia Smirnova | Self - Russian LGBT Rights Activist |
| Elvina Yuvakaeva | Self - Co-Chair, Russian Open Games |
| Blake Skjellerup | Self - Olympic Speed Skater |
| Tommie Smith | Self - Gold Medal 200M Dash, 1968 Summer Olympics |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jane Lynch | Self - Narrator / Self - Narrator (voice) |
| Johnny Weir | Self - Olympic Figure Skater |
| Ban Ki-moon | Self - Secretary General of the United Nations |
| Jason Collins | Self - First Openly Gay NBA Player |
| Martina Navratilova | Self - Tennis Icon |
| Thomas Roberts | Self - MSNBC Host |
| Anastasia Smirnova | Self - Russian LGBT Rights Activist |
| Elvina Yuvakaeva | Self - Co-Chair, Russian Open Games |
| Blake Skjellerup | Self - Olympic Speed Skater |
| Tommie Smith | Self - Gold Medal 200M Dash, 1968 Summer Olympics |
| John Carlos | Self - Bronze Medal 200M Dash, 1968 Summer Olympics |
| David Remnick | Self - Editor-in-Chief, The New Yorker |
| Andy Humm | Self - Reporter, Gay City News |
| Tanya Domi | Self - Professor, Columbia University |
| Vladimir Putin | Self - President of Russia |
| Vladislav Slavskiy | Self - Sochi Gay Youth |
| Billie Jean King | Self - Tennis Icon |
| Konstantin Yablotskiy | Self - Co-Chair, Russian Open Games |
| Belle Brockhoff | Self - Champion Snowboard Cross Racer |
| Anastasia Bucsis | Self - Olympic Speed Skater |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Johnny Weir | Executive Producer |
| Jill Burkhart | Executive Producer |
| Elle Flanders | Executive Producer |
| Howard Gertler | Executive Producer |
| Laura Michalchyshyn | Executive Producer |
| Molly O'Keefe | Executive Producer |
| Laina Cohn | Producer |
| Alexander Kargaltsev | Producer |
| John Rosati | Producer |
