Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)

  • NR
  • 06/10/2013 (US)
  • 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 Lerner

Director

Maxim Pozdorovkin

Director

Cast

Mariya Alyokhina's headshot

Mariya Alyokhina

Herself
Yekaterina Samutsevich's headshot

Yekaterina Samutsevich

Herself
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova's headshot

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

Herself
Andrey Tolokonnikov's headshot

Andrey Tolokonnikov

Himself
Petr Verzilov's headshot

Petr Verzilov

Dmitry Medvedev's headshot

Dmitry Medvedev

Madonna's headshot

Madonna

Stanislav Samutsevich's headshot

Stanislav Samutsevich

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