The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with Western artists and ideas led him into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the KGB.

Oleg Ivenkoas Rudolf Nureyev
Adèle Exarchopoulosas Clara Saint
Chulpan Khamatovaas Xenia Jurgenson
Ralph Fiennesas Alexander Pushkin
Alexey Morozovas Strizhevsky
Raphaël Personnazas Pierre Lacotte
Olivier Rabourdinas Alexinsky
Ravshana Kurkovaas Farida Nureyeva
Louis Hofmannas Teja Kremke
Sergei Poluninas Yuri Soloviev
Mike Eley