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Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

Documentary, Music - 2013
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
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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:
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Mike Lerner
,
Maxim Pozdorovkin
Cast:
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Mariya Alyokhina
,
Yekaterina Samutsevich
,
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
,
Andrey Tolokonnikov
,
Petr Verzilov

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
5 Jul 2013
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
German, Russian, English
Budget:
$25,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
5 wins & 3 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
If you're still getting up to speed on how these Russian balaclava-clad feminists became an international cause celebre, filmmakers Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin offer an entertaining primer ...
– Stephanie MacLellan,
Toronto Star,
13 Feb 2014
fresh:
[It's] captivating and profoundly dismaying. If nothing else, you'll run crying with relief into the arms of the U.S. Constitution.
– Hank Stuever,
Washington Post,
10 Jun 2013
rotten:
This doc is an answer only to the band's prayers for never-ending publicity.
– Linda Stasi,
New York Post,
10 Jun 2013
fresh:
The filmmakers... add a crucial humanizing element, by focusing on the women's conflicted but supportive parents
– Mike Hale,
New York Times,
10 Jun 2013
fresh:
The women of Pussy Riot have an idea of what the new Russia should sound like; Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer shows just how hard it is to make that new world audible.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Village Voice,
4 Jun 2013
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