Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
2013•NR•1h 30m•6.9•Released
MusicDocumentary
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.
Director
Mike Lerner
Budget
$0M
Languages
German, Russian, English
Studio
Third Party Films
Cast
Mariya Alyokhina
Self
Yekaterina Samutsevich
Self
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
Self
Andrey Tolokonnikov
Self
Petr Verzilov
Self
Dmitry Medvedev
Self (archive footage)
Madonna
Self (archive footage)
Stanislav Samutsevich
Self
Natalia Alyokhina
Self
Mark Feygin
Self
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)
Yoko Ono
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
Third Party Films
Company
Britdoc Foundation
Company
Roast Beef Productions
Company
HBO Documentary Films
Company
Doc Society
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