The read
A Balasaur Score of 65 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 68%, Metacritic 61/100. Every source lands within 7 points of the others.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Metacritic61/100
258 audience votes
Key crew
- Ralph FiennesDirector
- David HareWriter
- Ilan EshkeriOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Oleg IvenkoRudolf Nureyev
- Adèle ExarchopoulosClara Saint
- Chulpan KhamatovaXenia Jurgenson
- Ralph FiennesAlexander Pushkin
- Alexey MorozovStrizhevsky
- Raphaël PersonnazPierre Lacotte
- Olivier RabourdinAlexinsky
- Ravshana KurkovaFarida Nureyeva
- Louis HofmannTeja Kremke
- Sergei PoluninYuri Soloviev
- Maksimilian GrigoriyevYoung Rudolf Nureyev
- Anastasiya MeskovaAlla Osipenko
