Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Pussy Riot : A Punk Prayer (2013)


Airing on HBO , June 10th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story : On February 21st 2012 in Moscow , three feminist activists decided to take their battle to a place of worship.
Their first and far most mission was to shock , therefore be heard.
The three woman , with a few unknown others , were fighting the extreme political agenda by performing their art at the alter of a Russian Orthodox Church , where women are never to run services.
The three women were arrested on the terms that they were breaking the law , as the church and state are hand in hand.
Here we get some background on the three woman , listen to some of their family members and see what other things they have stood for in the past.
The three woman see prison time for their art , beliefs and rebellion.
Stars Mariya Alyokhina , Ekaterina Samutsevich , Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
Directed by Mike Lerner & Maxim Pozdorovkin
Not Rated
Russian with English subtitles
DOCUMENTARY

"To be the voice of the voiceless..."


(A 2013 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY WINNER)

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