International programme - Popular programme

The film charts dancing icon Rudolf Nureyev’s famed defection from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961, despite KGB efforts to stop him.

UK, France | 2018 | 127’
bigraphical drama

DIRECTOR Ralph Fiennes | SCREENPLAY David Hare (based on the book by Julie Kavanagh Rudolf Nureyev: The Life) | CINEMATOGRAPHY Mike Eley | EDITOR Barney Pilling | SCORE Ilan Eshkeri | CAST Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Raphaël Personnaz | PRODUCER Carolyn Marks Blackwood, François Ivernel, Andrew Levitas, Gabrielle Tana | COMPANY BBC Films, Magnolia Mae Films, Metalwork Pictures, Montebello Productions, Work in Progress | SALES AGENT Discovery Film

FESTIVALS Tokyo International Film Festival, 2018 (Award for Best Artistic Contribution, Ralph Fiennes)

Ralph Fiennes (Ipswich, 1962) is a British actor and director, known for his roles in numerous films, including Schindler’s List (1993), The English Patient (1996) and the Harry Potter films. He has directed the films Coriolanus (2011) and The Invisible Woman (2013).