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Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)

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.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Mariya AlyokhinaMariya AlyokhinaSelf
  • Photo of Yekaterina SamutsevichYekaterina SamutsevichSelf
  • Photo of Nadezhda TolokonnikovaNadezhda TolokonnikovaSelf
  • Photo of Andrey TolokonnikovAndrey TolokonnikovSelf
  • Photo of Petr VerzilovPetr VerzilovSelf
  • Photo of Dmitry MedvedevDmitry MedvedevSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of MadonnaMadonnaSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Stanislav SamutsevichStanislav SamutsevichSelf
  • Photo of Natalia AlyokhinaNatalia AlyokhinaSelf
  • Photo of Mark FeyginMark FeyginSelf

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