Film · 2015

Bolshoi Babylon

Name: Bolshoi Babylon
Director: Mark Franchetti
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-09-14
Rating: 4.3

84 min · Directed by Mark Franchetti

Documentary

4.318
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Scandal. Intrigue. Sacrifice. Spectacle.

A behind-the-scenes look at Moscow's prestigious Bolshoi Theatre as it's rocked by an acid-attack scandal in 2013.

Cast

Sergey Filin

Self

Maria Allash

Self

Alexander Budberg

Self

Anastasiya Meskova

Self

Roman Abramov

Self

Boris Akimov

Self

Maria Alexandrova

Self

Pavel Dmitrichenko

Self (Archival Footage)

Nikolay Tsiskaridze

Self

Vladimir Urin

Self

Anatoly Iksanov

Self (Archival Footage)

Dmitry Medvedev

Self

Grigori Zaslavski

Self

Svetlana Zakharova

Self (Archival Footage)

Crew

Director: Mark Franchetti, Nick Read
Producer: Maxim Pozdorovkin, Vera Obolonkina, Mark Franchetti, Vanessa Tovell, Simon Chinn
Editor: Jay Taylor, David Charap
Composer: Simon Elms
Sound: Dan Weinberg, Simon Elms

Details

Studios: HBO Documentary Films
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: German, Russian
Release: September 14, 2015

Themes

scandalballetbolshoi balletacid attackthe world of theater

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