My Dad Baryshnikov
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Moscow, 1986, the heat of Perestroika. Borya is an average clumsy teenager who is miraculously admitted to the legendary Bolshoi Ballet School. The boy is convinced that he will become a ballet dancer like his father, Mikhail Baryshnikov. But is this father real or imaginary?
Status: Released
Released Date: 2011-10-06
Runtime: 87 mins
Director: Dmitry Povolotsky
Writer: Dmitry Povolotsky
Spoken language: Pусский
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original title: My Dad Baryshnikov
Production Companies: New People Film Company
Production Countries: Russia
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