The White Crow Today

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

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

His training under mentor Alexander Pushkin during the late 1950s. The film utilizes three interweaving timelines to explore

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

Premiered August 31, 2018 (Telluride); released March 22, 2019 (UK) and April 26, 2019 (US) Narrative Structure

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.