Tag: pussy riot
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Act & Punishment: The Pussy Riot Trials
Act & Punishment: The Pussy Riot Trials looks at the band Pussy Riot, while we consider whether their music is as successful as their name. You say you want a revolution… Pussy Riot is now more than just a band, they are the symbols of a social movement that have spawned a few documentaries. In…
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Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
“Art is not a mirror to reflect the world, but a hammer with which to shape it,” comes a quote from dramatist and poet, Bertolt Brecht, to begin the documentary about the infamous Russian protest group, Pussy Riot. You’ll remember them from such Olympics as Sochi 2014 — they were filmed being horse whipped for…