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Flight of the Swan

199211 min 7.0 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

A young girl leaves her Nigerian village to attend a ballet school in England. Fascinated by Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, she dreams of performing as lead ballerina Princess Odette, but the girls in her close-minded ballet school mock her ideas of a 'black swan'.

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Release / first air1992-10-09
Original languageEN
GenresDrama
DirectorNgozi Onwurah
WriterNgozi Onwurah
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionChannel 4 Television

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5 cast members
Hilja Lindsay ParkinsonHilja Lindsay ParkinsonObe Kanayo
Wumni OlaiyaWumni OlaiyaAfrican Spirit
Charlotte MooreCharlotte MooreMrs. Mortimer
Laura PentaLaura PentaSarah
Rowena MeddemanRowena MeddemanBully

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#dance#identity#transformation#bullying#alienation#ballet#prejudice#racism#racial prejudice#culture#ballet school#self expression#nigerian cinema#woman director#belonging#movement#nigerian girl

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