Pussy versus Putin (2013)

Original title

Pussy Versus Putin

Directed by

Gogol's Wives

Genre

documentary film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 03m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the Russian feminist protest group Pussy Riot. It shows their political actions and the government's crackdown on them. The film includes interviews and footage from their protests and time in custody.

confrontationalurgentdefiantrawgrittypolitically chargedintimate

What happens

Pussy versus Putin is a 2013 Russian documentary film by the film collective Gogol's Wives chronicling the history of the group Pussy Riot and their struggle with the political regime in Russia. The film received the NTR IDFA Award for Best Mid-Length Documentary at the 2013 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. The one-hour film includes sequences in which group members discuss their political aims, footage of their guerrilla-style performances during the run-up to the 2012 Russian presidential election as well as the intimidation and physical harassment they face, shot from behind bars and inside prison vans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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