Underground Ballet

When fans of the football club of Beitar Jerusalem make their way to Teddy Stadium, they hardly ever notice Nadia as she enters and makes her way to a classical ballet studio beneath the bleachers. The ceiling trembles, the cheering fills the room, but the studio remains isolated from Jerusalem’s reality. A decade ago Nadia and her mother, Nina Timofeyeva, a prima ballerina at the Bolshoi Ballet, left Moscow for Jerusalem and set up the studio. It was a professional suicide. Ballet and football make for a surrealistic combination.
Director: Lina Chaplin
Producer: Daniela Reiss Razon
Trailer
Details
Duration: 53 min.
Date of Release: October 2019
Country of Production: Israel
Shooting Format:
HD
Language:
Hebrew, Russian
Subtitles:
English
Festivals & Awards
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Berlinale - EFM Market 2020
Involved Broadcasters
Channel 8, Israel
World Sales
Ruth Films
Categories
Creative Documentary, Family Story, Human Interest / Social Issues, Newest Arrivals, Personal Stories, Women Stories
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