| The White Crow | |
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| Directed by | Ralph Fiennes |
| Screenplay by | David Hare |
| Based on | Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh |
| Produced by | Carolyn Marks Blackwood François Ivernel Andrew Levitas Gabrielle Tana Ralph Fiennes |
| Starring | Oleg Ivenko Adèle Exarchopoulos Chulpan Khamatova Ralph Fiennes Aleksey Morozov Raphaël Personnaz Olivier Rabourdin Ravshana Kurkova Louis Hofmann Sergei Polunin Maksimilian Grigoriyev |
| Cinematography | Mike Eley |
| Edited by | Barney Pilling |
| Music by | Ilan Eshkeri |
Production companies | BBC Films HanWay Films Metalwork Pictures Lonely Dragon Magnolia Mae Films Montebello Productions Work in Progress Globus Films |
| Distributed by | StudioCanal (United Kingdom) Rezo Films (France)[1] Discovery Films (Croatia)[1] MCF (Serbia)[1] |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom France Croatia Serbia |
| Languages | English Russian French |
| Box office | US$7.3 million |
The White Crow is a 2018 biographical drama film written by David Hare and directed by Ralph Fiennes. It chronicles the life and dance career of ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, played by Oleg Ivenko.[2]
It is inspired by the book Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh. The title is a reference to his childhood nickname of white crow (with a somewhat similar meaning to "black sheep" in English), because he was unusual.[3]
Principal photography was completed in October 2017.[2] It premiered at the 2018 Telluride Film Festival and the 2018 BFI London Film Festival.[4] It also screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival, Cinemania (Bulgaria) and Febiofest (Czech Republic). Ralph Fiennes received the Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at the Tokyo International Film Festival, with the film receiving a Tokyo Grand Prix nomination. The White Crow was released on 22 March 2019 in the UK (StudioCanal) and on 26 April 2019 in the US (Sony Pictures Classics).
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- ^ a b "Shooting Wraps On Ralph Fiennes' The White Crow - Filmoria". www.filmoria.co.uk. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Roache, Madeline (26 April 2019). "The True Story Behind the Rudolf Nureyev Movie The White Crow". Time. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (2018-08-30). "Telluride Reveals 2018 Full Lineup: 'Destroyer,' 'White Boy Rick,' and 'The Old Man & the Gun' Set for World Premieres". IndieWire. Retrieved 2018-08-30.