Several things lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union, and one of them was Ukrainian rock’n’roll. Miss Rock Europe tells the story of Ukraine’s independence through one woman's path from the underground music scene to becoming a national idol.
Miss Rock Europe is based on the life story of the Ukrainian female punk singer Vika Vradii. It begins in the 1980s in the westernmost city of the Soviet Union, Lviv. Chernobyl has just exploded, Brezhnevian Stagnation is still in the air, and the official music means nothing but sugary party-controlled pseudo-folk. Vika Vradii finds herself in the thick of the Lviv underground scene and starts performing as "Sestrychka Vika" (Sister Vika). Her hoarse voice, eccentric look and ironic political lyrics promise nothing but deep marginality. And yet, history makes a sudden turn. Ukraine becomes independent, and one day Vika wakes up as a national idol.
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