Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)

10/06/2013
Music, Documentary
1h 30m

Overview

In the winter of 2011, after a controversial election, Vladimir Putin was reinstalled as president of Russia. In response, hundreds of thousands of citizens rose up all over the country to challenge the legitimacy of Putin’s rule. Among them were a group of young, radical-feminist punk rockers, better known as Pussy Riot. Wearing colored balaclavas, tights, and summer dresses, they entered Moscow’s most venerated cathedral and dared to sing “Mother Mary, Banish Putin!” Now they have become victims of a “show” trial.

  • Mike LernerDirector
  • Maxim PozdorovkinDirector
  • Original Title

    Показательный процесс: История Pussy Riot

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $25,000

Keywords

  • resistance
  • feminism
  • protest
  • punk rock
  • oppression
  • activism
  • feminist activism
  • russia

Top Billed Cast

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Mariya Alyokhina

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Yekaterina Samutsevich

Yekaterina Samutsevich

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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

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Andrey Tolokonnikov

Himself

Petr Verzilov

Petr Verzilov

Dmitry Medvedev

Dmitry Medvedev

Madonna

Madonna

Stanislav Samutsevich

Natalia Alyokhina

Mark Feygin

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