Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
2013
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Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Mariya Alyokhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Andrey Tolokonnikov, Petr Verzilov, Dmitry Medvedev, Madonna, Stanislav Samutsevich
Original language
German
First release
June 10, 2013 (United States)
Awards
Sundance World Cinema Special Jury Prize Documentary
Crew
Editing
Simon Barker
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- BUT Film Festival 2024 - Documentary
- British Independent Film Awards 2013 generic
- Seattle International Film Festival 2013 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 2013 generic
- SXSW Film Festival 2013 generic
- Vancouver International Film Festival 2013 generic
Releases & classifications
| Television | United States | June 10, 2013 |
| Television | Netherlands | July 2, 2013 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | July 5, 2013 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | July 5, 2013 |
| Television | Finland | August 5, 2013 |
| Television | Sweden | August 27, 2013 |
| Theatrical | Poland | November 15, 2013 |
| Theatrical | Italy | December 12, 2013 |
| Television | Japan | January 28, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Spain | February 7, 2014 |
| Television | Hungary | October 16, 2014 |
Full credits
| Director | Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin, Mike Lemer |
| 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)) |
| Editing | Simon Barker |
Additional data: TMDB.
