A behind-the-scenes look at Moscow's prestigious Bolshoi Theatre as it's rocked by an acid-attack scandal in 2013.
Documentary shining a light on the legendary but deeply troubled ballet company.
Although it’s good on the drive and neuroses that come with such a potentially short career, you yearn for more dancing.
A diverting, television-style documentary but one that promises more than it delivers.
Life backstage is portrayed in revealing and intimate detail.
This enthralling documentary reveals the extraordinary upheavals at the Bolshoi Ballet as the tip of Russia’s rage iceberg.
It only really succeeds in uncovering parts of the story and doesn’t make forceful enough connections with the wider political culture with which the Bolshoi is indelibly linked.
The Bolshoi may look beautiful from the stalls, but this documentary reveals it as a tinderbox of broiling personal and political rivalries.
Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Monday January 25, 2016, until Thursday January 28, 2016. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com
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