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The White Crow (12A)

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The White Crow

Ralph Fiennes directs this ambitious biopic of the Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, whose defection from the USSR to the west stunned the world at the height of the Cold War.

Amid the raging Cold War, Soviet authorities send the world-renowned Kirov Ballet to Paris to demonstrate the cultural refinement behind the Iron Curtain. But one dancer causes a sensation beyond the stage: the electrifying Rudolf Nureyev – who finds himself drawn to the west’s less restrictive culture and, consequently, into a high stakes game of cat-and-mouse with the KGB.

Beautifully shot on 16mm, Fiennes brings period texture and emotional depth to this study of a wildly talented man whose dangerous escape to the west reverberated through the worlds of ballet and international relations.

Starring Ukrainian dancer Oleg Ivenko as Nureyev in his screen debut, plus Sergei Polunin(Dancer) as Nureyev’s roommate Yuri Soloviev, it was inspired by Julie Kavanagh’s biography and scripted by David Hare.

Tagged with: Cinema New releases

UK/Serbia/France 2018 Dir Ralph Fiennes 122 min

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Cinema 2

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.