The White — Crow

Depicted in desaturated tones, showing his birth on a train and his impoverished early years in the Soviet Union.

His training under mentor Alexander Pushkin during the late 1950s. The White Crow

David Hare , adapted from the biography Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh Depicted in desaturated tones, showing his birth on

The Kirov Ballet’s visit to France, where Nureyev’s desire for artistic freedom and Western culture leads to his defection at Le Bourget airport. Depicted in desaturated tones

The film utilizes three interweaving timelines to explore Nureyev's development and final choice:

Adèle Exarchopoulos (Clara Saint), Chulpan Khamatova (Xenia Pushkina), and Ralph Fiennes as Alexander Pushkin

Oleg Ivenko , a professional Ukrainian ballet dancer making his acting debut