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Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer

Synopsis

Three young women face seven years in a Russian prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. But who is really on trial in a case that has gripped the nation and the world beyond, three young artists or the society they live in?

Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 mins
Director
Mike Lerner
Producer
Maxim Pozdorovkin, Mike Lerner
Executive Producer
Martin Herring, Havana Marking
Editor
Esteban Uyarra
Director of Photography
Antony Butts
Principal cast
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich

Genre

Human Rights Music Dance

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Roast Beef Productions

22 Denmark Street
London
WCTH 8NG
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7240 2885

Sales Company

Goldcrest International

65/66 Dean St.
London W1D 4PL
UK
Tel: +44 207 437 8696
Fax: +44 207 437 4448

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