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Front Row

2024-11-16
7
uk 75m
Documentary
Bertolt Brecht asked whether there would be singing in the dark times. In the throes of war, the United Ukrainian Ballet Company defiantly insists there will be dancing, too. Far from the land they call home, young dancers take quiet comfort from art. For a while, their work feels like the old days, except there is a new troupe member: a soldier learning to dance with prosthetic legs.

Director

Miriam Guttmann

Editor

Xander Nijsten

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Status

Released

Countries

  • Netherlands
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

Companies

  • Pretty Matches Productions
  • Ruderman Family Foundation
  • Scenery