Polina is a young dancer from a modest family. After years of ballet academy, she is accepted by the Bolshoi; still, she decides to try and audition of a modern dance company in France. She makes it, but her journey will not end there...
Acting
Shevtsova's body does all the talking, and it's devastating.
Direction
Choreographer-turned-director Preljocaj knows exactly where to put the camera.
Cinematography
Rehearsal spaces have never looked this sexy and sad.
Director
Angelin Preljocaj
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Angelin Preljocaj is one of France's most celebrated contemporary choreographers; this is essentially his love letter to dancers who don't fit the ballet mold.
Anastasia Shevtsova was a real Mariinsky Ballet dancer with zero acting experience—those rehearsal meltdowns are partly method, partly genuine exhaustion.
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