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4.0 0h 27m

Moscow Does Not Believe in Queers

Documentary about the ten days the director spent in Moscow, during the 1986 Moscow Youth Festival, as kind of a gay delegate.

Top Cast

  • Michael Balser

    Michael Balser

  • Colin Campbell

    Colin Campbell

  • Louise Garfield

    Louise Garfield

  • Duncan Keir

    Duncan Keir

  • Patrick Wilson

    Patrick Wilson

Overview

Documentary about the ten days the director spent in Moscow, during the 1986 Moscow Youth Festival, as kind of a gay delegate.

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