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The American (2023)

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Steps to greatness take you to the edge.

American ballet dancer Joy Womack is accepted into Moscow's infamously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy, with the dream of becoming a great ballerina.

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Cast & Crew

Director
James Napier Robertson
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    Joy Womack Talia Ryder
  • Profile picture of Diane Kruger
    Tatiyana Volkova Diane Kruger
  • Profile picture of Oleg Ivenko
    Nikolay Lebedev Oleg Ivenko
  • Profile picture of Natasha Alderslade
    Eleanor Womak Natasha Alderslade
  • Profile picture of Natalia Osipova
    Natalia Osipova Natalia Osipova
  • Profile picture of Charlotte Ubben
    Charlotte Ubben
  • Profile picture of Borys Szyc
    Andrei Vadys Borys Szyc
  • Profile picture of Tomasz Kot
    Vitaliy Ivanov Tomasz Kot

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