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Birds of Paradise

Amazon Studios | Release Date (Streaming): September 24, 2021

Summary: Kate Sanders is an ambitious and gifted, if tomboyish, aspiring ballerina from Virginia who, because of her low-income status, is given a scholarship to attend a prestigious ballet school in Paris, France. Upon arriving at the cutthroat, internationally-renowned institution, her confidence and emotional fortitude are tested by a beautiful, mysterious fellow dancer, Marine Durand, who recently lost her brother (and dance partner) to suicide. While confrontational at first, Kate and Marine’s relationship evolves into an emotionally-charged, competitive union beset by lies, sexual awakening and, ultimately, emotional breakthrough as they risk everything to win the school’s ultimate prize: a contract to join the Opéra national de Paris.

Details

Runtime:	113 min
Rating:	Rated R for drug use, sexual content, language and brief nudity
Production:	Anonymous Content
Genres:	Drama
Country:	US
Language:	English

Director	Credit
Sarah Adina Smith	Director

Writer	Credit
A.K. Small	Novel
Sarah Adina Smith	Written By

Principal Cast	Credit
Alice Dardenne	Claire
Caroline Goodall	Celine Durand
Daniel Camargo	Sasha
Diana Silvers	Principal Cast
Eva Lomby	Gia
Hélène Cardona	Parisian Ballet Teacher
Jacqueline Bisset	Principal Cast
Jeremy Wheeler	State Department Official
Kristine Froseth	Principal Cast
Nassim Si Ahmed	Jamal
Roger Barclay	Lucien Durand
Stav Strashko	Principal Cast

Cast	Credit
Alice Dardenne	Claire
Balázs Veres	Ballet Competition Guest
Daniel Camargo	Sasha
Eva Lomby	Gia
Osiel Gouneo	Benjamin
Solomon Golding	Luc

Producer	Credit
Dara Gordon	Producer
David Minkowski	Co-Producer
Felicián Keresztes	Line Producer: Hungary
Ildiko Kemeny	Co-Producer
Iris Ramos Olivencia	Executive Producer: Lacus Post
Jonako Donley	Producer
Mark Mostyn	Line Producer
Sarah Adina Smith	Producer
Trevor Adley	Producer