Directed by James Napier-Robertson
2023 | M | 1 hour 50 mins | Aotearoa, United States | English, Russian
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.
Producer: Tom Hern, Belindalee Hope
Screenplay: James Napier-Robertson
Music: Dana Lund
Cinematography: Tomasz Naumiuk
Cast: Diane Kruger, Talia Ryder, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc