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- 2013
- Not Rated
- HBO Documentary Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- HBO Documentary Films
- 1 h 28 m
Summary Three young women face seven years in a Russian prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. But who is really on trial - three young artists or the society they live in?
Directed By: Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin
- 2013
- Not Rated
- HBO Documentary Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- HBO Documentary Films
- 1 h 28 m
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
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Summary Three young women face seven years in a Russian prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. But who is really on trial - three young artists or the society they live in?
Directed By: Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
72
100% Positive
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0% Mixed
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While sympathetic to their plight, the directors prove alert to the story’s wider impact, speaking to proud parents and outraged opponents alike.
This documentary by Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin argues that Pussy Riot suffered an old-fashioned Soviet show trial, and what emerges is the effrontery and hypocrisy of Putin's attempt to associate these three young women with the Bolsheviks' suppression of religion.
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.
Helmers Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin... don’t quite get to the issues behind the trio’s infamous performance at the historic Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow last year, but the young women’s vulnerability and defiance make for stirring viewing.
Despite some shortcomings, Pussy Riot remains a significant contribution to the ongoing dialogue assessing the current state of Russian society and culture, as well as the sometimes tenuous status of free speech in the free world.
Even if you may not be putting a Pussy Riot song on your next playlist, there is something so of-the-moment and exciting about the group that Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer feels important, if not fully complete.
Pussy Riot: A Punk’s Prayer is about an interesting topic, but the film itself is not quite up to snuff.
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Based on 14 User Ratings
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Generally Unfavorable
Based on 14 User Ratings
3.4
29% Positive
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Production Company
Britdoc Foundation,
Roast Beef Productions,
Third Party Films
Release Date May 31, 2013
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline Of punk and power.
Awards
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
