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The American

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.

20231h 50mNRDrama

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About The American

Directors
James Napier Robertson
Cast
Talia Ryder, Diane Kruger, Oleg Ivenko, Natasha Alderslade, Natalia Osipova, Charlotte Ubben
Genres
Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
New Zealand, Poland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

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