111 mins |
Rated
M (Offensive language, cruelty & self-harm references)
Directed by James Napier Robertson
Starring Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Oleg Ivenko, Talia Ryder, Karolina Gruszka, Natasha Alderslade, Diane Kruger
Talia Ryder (Never Rarely Sometimes Always) and Diane Kruger (In the Fade) lead writer-director James Napier-Robertson's (The Dark Horse) telling of the true story of Joy Womack, who made history as an American ballerina accepted into the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. At fifteen years old she left her family home in Texas to travel to Moscow to follow her dream – to become a Prima Ballerina at the world's most renowned ballet company. Little did she know just how brutal that journey would be.
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Talia Ryder (Never Rarely Sometimes Always) and Diane Kruger (In the Fade) lead writer-director James Napier-Robertson's (The Dark Horse) telling of the true story of Joy Womack, who made history as an American ballerina accepted into the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. At fifteen years old she left her family home in Texas to travel to Moscow to follow her dream – to become a Prima Ballerina at the world's most renowned ballet company. Little did she know just how brutal that journey would be.