Bolshoi (2016): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2016, Bolshoi is a drama film directed by Valery Todorovsky, running about 132 minutes.

What it’s about. Young and extremely talented dancer Yulya Olshanskaya from a small mining town draws a “happy ticket”: she is noticed by a former ballet dancer Pototsky and he promises her a future of great ballerina, worthy of the main stage of the country. However, in order to become a diamond, anyone, even the most outstanding brilliant, needs to be cut, and the way to the legendary stage of The Bolshoi Theatre for Yulya lies through the walls of the ballet school, where the more capricious teacher Galina Mikhailovna Beletskaya takes custody of the rebellious provincial. Turning into a prima will require incredible self-denial, and Yulya herself will have to make sure that the big ballet is not only the whiteness of the packs, the gold of the boxes and the slip of silk ribbons. But no obstacles will stop the one who has the big dream.

Who’s in it. Bolshoi stars Alisa Freyndlikh as Beletskaya, Valentina Telichkina as Untilova, Alexandr Domogarov as Pototskiy and Nicolas Le Riche as Antoine, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Bolshoi has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $4M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Bolshoi page.

If you liked it. Fans of Bolshoi tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.