Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

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*** Résumé en anglais seulement ***About the ActorMaria Vladimirovna Alyokhina, also known as Masha, was born June 6, 1988. She is a Russian political activist. She is a member of the anti-Putinist punk rock group Pussy Riot. On August 17, 2012, she was convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred for a performance in Moscows Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and sentenced to two years imprisonment. She has been recognized as a political prisoner by the Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners. Amnesty International named her a prisoner of conscience due to the severity of the response of the Russian authorities.Yekaterina Stanislavovna Samutsevich, also known as Katya, was born August 9, 1982 in Moscow. She is a Russian political activist. She is a member of the anti-Putinist punk rock group Pussy Riot. On August 17, 2012, she was convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred for a performance in Moscow s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and sentenced to two years imprisonment. She has been recognized as a political prisoner by the Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners. Amnesty International named her a prisoner of conscience due to the severity of the response of the Russian authorities.Nadezhda Andreyevna Tolokonnikova was born November 7, 1989 and nicknamed Nadya Tolokno. She is a Russian conceptual artist and political activist. She is a member of the anti-Putinist punk rock group Pussy Riot, and has a history of political activism with the street-art group Voina. On August 17, 2012, she was convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred for a performance in Moscow s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and sentenced to two years imprisonment. She has been recognized as apolitical prisoner by the Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners. Amnesty International named her a prisoner of conscience due to the severity of the response of the Russian authorities.About the DirectorMike Lerner is a documentary film maker who was nominated for an Academy Award for the film Hell and Back Again.Product DescriptionFilmed over the course of six months, this film tells the incredible story of three young women: Nadia, Masha and Katia. As members of the feminist art collective Pussy Riot, they 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, this film looks at the real people behind their now famous colorful balaclavas.From their family and friends we learn what transformed these women from political activists in to 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.Special Features:Exclusive interview with Katia; Sheffield Film Festival Q&A; Theatrical Trailer