The incredible true story of legendary ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev is brought vividly to life by Academy Award® nominee Ralph Fiennes and BAFTA award-winning screenwriter David Hare. From Nureyev’s poverty-stricken childhood in the Soviet city of Ufa, to his blossoming career as a dancer in Leningrad, to his nail-biting defection to the West at the height of the Cold War, The White Crow is a gripping and revelatory look at a unique artist who transformed the world of ballet forever.