The read
It runs a compact 11m.
Synopsis
A young girl leaves her Nigerian village to attend a ballet school in England. Fascinated by Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, she dreams of performing as lead ballerina Princess Odette, but the girls in her close-minded ballet school mock her ideas of a 'black swan'.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Ngozi OnwurahWriter
- Ngozi OnwurahDirector
Cast
- Hilja Lindsay ParkinsonObe Kanayo
- Wumni OlaiyaAfrican Spirit
- Charlotte MooreMrs. Mortimer
- Laura PentaSarah
- Rowena MeddemanBully
Stills
Themes
danceidentitytransformationbullyingalienationballetprejudiceracismracial prejudicecultureballet schoolself expression