The film is the culmination of a performance that took place in August, 2022 when Pussy Riot burned a giant portrait of Russian president Vladimir Putin. during the performance, twelve women, mostly Ukrainian, Belarusian, or Russian, cast spells aimed at chasing Putin away from leadership.
In the winter of 2011, after a controversial election, Vladimir Putin was reinstalled as president of Russia. In response, hundreds of thousands of citizens rose up all over the country to challenge the legitimacy of Putin’s rule. Among them were a group of young, radical-feminist punk rockers, better known as Pussy Riot. Wearing colored balaclavas, tights, and summer dresses, they entered Moscow’s most venerated cathedral and dared to sing “Mother Mary, Banish Putin!” Now they have become victims of a “show” trial.
