Olya's Love
6.4
“What if your love becomes illegal?”
A cinema verite peek at expose of the rising homophobic climate inside Russia as seen through the eyes of two young Russian lesbian activists, Olya and her girlfriend Galiya, who struggle to balance their passion for LGBTQ rights with their personal dream of having a baby together. Russian filmmaker Kirill Sakharnov’s documentary is a current look inside the Russian queer community.
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Kirill Sakharnov Director
Budget $160K · United States release June 20, 2015 · Production Sugardocs
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Budget
$160,000
Production
Ethnofund
Production
Sugardocs
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Languages
Original title
Олина любовь
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Netherlands · November 20, 2014
IDFA
Austria · December 5, 2014
Theatrical
United States · June 20, 2015
Frameline Film Festival
Italy
June 8, 2015 · Biografilm Festival
Russia
December 13, 2014 · ArtDocFest
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