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IMDb rating 6.6
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Critic Richard Whittaker
rated 6

What holds the film together (...) is Ivenko as the young genius. A ballet dancer of great repute himself, his creation of Nureyev is seamless and assured...

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle
Critic Christy Lemire
rated 5

...Ralph Fiennes’ drama about the Russian dance legend’s defection from the Soviet Union in 1961, captures Nureyev’s bravado and brash spirit...

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 6

An athletic, confident, undemanding film.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Ian Freer
rated 6

...Ivenko adds credibility and dynamism to the dance scenes, his abilities allowing Fiennes to go full Red Shoes with the camera and not cutaway to doubles ...

Read full review at Empire
Critic Adam Ambus Madslund
rated 7

Som Pushkin leverer Fiennes filmens mest lavmeldte, men også bedste præstation. Han formår det ene øjeblik at indgyde respekt, det næste sympati og til sidst medynk, uden på noget tidspunkt at gøre sine armbevægelser større.

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Simon Johansen
rated 5

...Oleg Ivenko [kan] danse, og de fejende flotte balletscener gør undertiden filmen til en fornøjelse.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Ralph Fiennes
As Alexander Pushkin
Ralph Fiennes
Director
Angelina Debor
As Ljuba Romankov
Angelina Debor
Director
Olivier Rabourdin
As Alexinsky
Chulpan Khamatova
As Xenia Jurgenson

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"The White Crow" tells the story of Rudolf Nureyev, the most famous ballet dancer in the world, who defected from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961. The film follows Nureyev's journey from his childhood in Ufa, Russia, to his rise as a star dancer in Leningrad, and finally to his daring escape to Paris, where he sought asylum and forever changed the course of his life. Despite the KGB's efforts to keep him under surveillance, Nureyev's magnetic presence and artistic genius helped him to break free from the shackles of Soviet control, and he became a symbol of artistic freedom and a beacon of hope for those living under oppressive regimes. With its stunning dance sequences and tense cat-and-mouse game between Nureyev and the KGB, "The White Crow" is a thrilling and inspiring true story of courage, creativity, and the power of the human spirit.

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