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Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

2013

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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 14 Ratings

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Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

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HBO Documentary Films | Release Date: May 31, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: Three young women face seven years in a Russian prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. But who is really on trial - three young artists or the society they live in?

Director: Maxim Pozdorovkin and Mike Lerner

Genre(s): Music, Documentary, News

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 88 min

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Total Film

Simon Kinnear

Jul 5, 2013

While sympathetic to their plight, the directors prove alert to the story’s wider impact, speaking to proud parents and outraged opponents alike. Read full review

80

Village Voice

Stephanie Zacharek

Jun 4, 2013

The women of Pussy Riot have an idea of what the new Russia should sound like; Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer shows just how hard it is to make that new world audible. Read full review

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The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jul 5, 2013

This documentary by Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin argues that Pussy Riot suffered an old-fashioned Soviet show trial, and what emerges is the effrontery and hypocrisy of Putin's attempt to associate these three young women with the Bolsheviks' suppression of religion. Read full review

70

Los Angeles Times

Mark Olsen

May 30, 2013

Even if you may not be putting a Pussy Riot song on your next playlist, there is something so of-the-moment and exciting about the group that Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer feels important, if not fully complete. Read full review

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Variety

John Anderson

May 30, 2013

Helmers Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin... don’t quite get to the issues behind the trio’s infamous performance at the historic Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow last year, but the young women’s vulnerability and defiance make for stirring viewing. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Justin Lowe

May 30, 2013

Despite some shortcomings, Pussy Riot remains a significant contribution to the ongoing dialogue assessing the current state of Russian society and culture, as well as the sometimes tenuous status of free speech in the free world. Read full review

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Film.com Jordan Hoffman

May 30, 2013

Pussy Riot: A Punk’s Prayer is about an interesting topic, but the film itself is not quite up to snuff. Read full review

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