The white crow
(Favourites DVDs)

Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (Russian, English, French), Subtitles (English), Interviews (Q&A with cast and crew, Ralph Fiennes (director/actor), Oleg Ivenko (actor), cast and crew), Other documentaries ('Rudolf Nureyev: The Legend Behind 'The White Crow'').

Made in 2018.

Based on the life and career of Rudolf Nureyev.

Credits: director, Ralph Fiennes; writer, David Hare; music, Ilan Eshkeri; cinematographer, Mike Eley.

DVDN.

Cast: Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, Louis Hofmann, Adele Exarchopoulos, Chulpan Khamatova, Aleksey Morozov, Raphael Personnaz, Olivier Rabourdin, Ravshana Kurkova, Sergei Polunin.

Ralph Fiennes directs and stars in this biopic of Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev (Oleg Ivenko). After falling in love with dance as a child, Nureyev begins training under the tutelage of Alexander Pushkin (Fiennes) at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in Saint Petersburg. Despite beginning his training at the relatively late age of 17, Nureyev trains tirelessly to improve and impress and eventually becomes a star in his native Soviet Union performing with the Mariinsky Ballet. When the company embarks on a tour to Paris in 1961, Nureyev's ego and rebellious nature cause problems for the company's management and the KGB agents watching his every move, leading to his dramatic defection to the West.

BBFC code: 12.

DVD.