Project Detail

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 film: 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

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Roast Beef Productions

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

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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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