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The American

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

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2023-11-02

Runtime: 110 mins

Director: James Napier Robertson

Writer: James Napier Robertson

Spoken language: English, Pусский

Genres: Drama

Original title: The American

Production Companies: Ingenious Media, New Zealand Film Commission, Anonymous Content, Be Hope Films, Four Knights Film, Madants, Moderator Inwestycje

Production Countries: New Zealand, Poland, United Kingdom, United States of America

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