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Full Details For Upcoming Documentary ‘Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer’

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If you’ve been watching any kind of current affairs in recent times, you couldn’t have failed to have seen the plight of Pussy Riot, a band put on trial in Russia for performing a satirical/political punk-rock song about their country. This wasn’t any old standard tune though because what they did riled the Russian government and the story hit the world. Here, we have the full details of the release on July 5th of the documentary that follows them, their life and the fight against the justice system. This should surely be fascinating, read on and we’ll bring you anything new and and when we can!

Independent Distribution announces the UK release of PUSSY RIOT: A PUNK PRAYER, in cinemas on 5th July.  Directed and produced by Oscar-nominated producer and documentary maker Mike Lerner (Afghan Star, Hell and Back Again) and Director-Producer Maxim Pozdorovkin (Capital), PUSSY RIOT: A PUNK PRAYER features the three band members who were put on trial in Russia, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich for performing a satirical rock song in Russia’s most hallowed Moscow cathedral.

Filmed over the course of six months, this film tells the incredible story of three young women: Nadia, Masha and Katia; members of the feminist art collective Pussy Riot who performed a 40 second “punk prayer” inside Russia’s main cathedral. This performance led to their arrest on charges of religious hatred and culminated in a trial that has reverberated around the world and transformed the face of Russian society forever.

With unparalleled access and exclusive footage, Lerner and Pozdorovkin’s Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer looks at the real people behind their now famous colourful balaclavas.

Following the bizarre and intricate twists of the trial, we observe three young women fight back against a justice system that seems impervious to logic. From their family and friends we learn what transformed these women from political activists into modern day icons.  As Nadia, Masha, and Katia defend their convictions from a cage inside the courtroom, those Pussy Riot members still at liberty plan new guerilla performances and cultivate a protest movement across the globe.

Moving from farce to tragedy and back again, the film explores how political and religious forces contrived to make an example out of three young artists who dared to challenge the accepted norms of society. With Nadia, Masha, and Katia, Russia’s ruling powers got more than they bargained for. Are you a ready for a Pussy Riot?

PUSSY RIOT: A PUNK PRAYER is featuring as the opening night film at Sheffield Doc Fest, is also featuring at the East End Film Festival in London and Open City Doc Fest and received its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

www.pussyriotthedocumentary.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/PussyRiotTheDocumentary

Twitter: @PussyRiotDoc

Dan loves writing, film, music and photography. Originally from Devon, he did London for 4 years and now resides in Exeter. He also has a mild obsession with squirrels and cake. The latter being more of a hobby. Favourite movies include HIGH FIDELITY, ALMOST FAMOUS, ROXANNE, GOOD WILL HUNTING, JURASSIC PARK, too many Steve Martin films and Nolan's BATMAN universe. He can also be found on www.twitter.com/danbullock

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