Completed - RUSSIAN, ENGLISH, FRENCH - Thriller, Drama, Biography - 127 minutes
The story of Rudolf Nureyev's defection to the West.
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Ralph FIENNES Writer(s) : David HARE Cast : Oleg IVENKO, Louis HOFMANN, Ralph FIENNES, Sergei POLUNIN, Adèle EXARCHOPOULOS, Olivier RABOURDIN, Raphaël PERSONNAZ Producer(s) : Gabrielle TANA, François IVERNEL, Andrew LEVITAS
Director Ralph Fiennes captures the raw physicality and brilliance of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. Nureyev is played by world-class ballet performer Oleg Ivenko.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.
Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM, USA, FRANCE
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EFM 2018Cannes 2018BFI London FF 2018