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The White Crow

Where:

🇫🇷 France 🇷🇺 Russia

When:

The 1930s The 1950s The 1960s The 1940s

To dance you must be free — The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with Western artists and ideas led him into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the KGB.

Released in 2018 — 127 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Languages:

English French Russian