
The American
Steps to greatness take you to the edge.
American ballet dancer Joy Womack is accepted into Moscow's infamously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy, with the dream of becoming a great ballerina.
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About The American
- Directors
- James Napier Robertson
- Cast
- Talia Ryder, Diane Kruger, Oleg Ivenko, Natasha Alderslade, Natalia Osipova, Charlotte Ubben
- Genres
- Drama
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- New Zealand, Poland, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
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