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The White Crow

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.

20182h 7mRDrama

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About The White Crow

Directors
Ralph Fiennes
Cast
Oleg Ivenko, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Chulpan Khamatova, Ralph Fiennes, Alexey Morozov, Raphaël Personnaz
Genres
Drama
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom, Serbia
Status
Released

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