Directed by Evgeny Mitta, this gripping documentary chronicles the defiant journey of the Russian protest art collective Pussy Riot. The film centers on founding members Nadiya Tolokonnikova, Mariya Alyokhina, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, whose politically charged performance in a Moscow cathedral ignited a global firestorm and led to their harsh imprisonment. Blending raw, intimate footage with insightful commentary from figures like philosopher Boris Groys and activist Pyotr Verzilov, the film explores the intense personal cost of their activism. As the women navigate the brutal realities of the penal system and an unyielding state apparatus, "Act & Punishment" becomes a tense and urgent portrait of artistic expression clashing with authoritarian power, questioning the very limits of protest and the price of freedom.