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.
Genre: Drama
Starring: Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Sergei Polunin, Louis Hofmann
Directed & Produced by: Ralph Fiennes, Anne Seibel, David Hare, Ilan Eshkeri, Madeline Fontaine
Release date: 3/22/2019
Running time: 127 minutes
IMDb Rating: 6.5/10 by 104 users