- HD 1080
- Runtime: 127m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: Serbia, United Kingdom
- Director: Ralph Fiennes
- Stars: Oleg Ivenko, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Chulpan Khamatova, Ralph Fiennes, Alexey Morozov
- keywords: kgb, ballet dancer, biography, ballet, male homosexuality, defection, 1950s, gay history, russian ballet, male ballet dancer, lgbt interest
- Production_studio: BBC Film, Magnolia Mae Films, HanWay Films, Metalwork Pictures, Work in Progress, Montebello Productions
- Slogan: To dance you must be free
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.
