A beautiful, dark and intense film. American ballet dancer Joy Womack fights tooth and nail to be accepted into Moscow’s famously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy, with the dream of becoming a prima ballerina. This is a great film. So much quality here! First of all the story itself is told brilliantly—you are left feeling the passion and desire and sadness—you see and feel the spiral into something completely raw and vulnerable—the love story here is between ballet and the dancer. The performances are extremely strong, particularly from Talia Ryder and Diane Kruger. Second, the sound editing and sound track were both extremely well done—the music and choices where to add music and where to go silent are meaningful and purposeful and crate the exact vibe to math the visual aesthetic. The final imagery will stay burned into for mind for days after the screening. Very powerful. Highly recommended!