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White Nights

Where:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇷🇺 Russia

When:

The 1980s

After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union. The KGB keeps him under watch and tries to convince him to become a dancer for the Kirov Academy of Ballet again. Determined to escape, he befriends a black American expatriate and his pregnant Russian wife, who agree to help him escape to the American Embassy.

Released in 1985 — 136 minutes

Genres:

Drama Thriller

Languages:

English French Russian