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Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

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2013 | 90 min | Music, Documentary

Saturday Specialearly rating

Why it’s a Saturday Special

It earned strong reviews (83% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite a box office flop. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious. If you loved Stop Making Sense or The Last Waltz, start here.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    83% on Rotten Tomatoes, 72 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsWeak

    1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin

  • Mariya AlyokhinaSelf
  • Yekaterina SamutsevichSelf
  • Nadezhda TolokonnikovaSelf
  • Andrey TolokonnikovSelf
  • Petr VerzilovSelf
  • Dmitry MedvedevSelf (archive footage)
  • MadonnaSelf (archive footage)
  • Stanislav SamutsevichSelf
  • Natalia AlyokhinaSelf
  • Mark FeyginSelf