Bolshoi Babylon (2015)
Overview
A behind-the-scenes look at Moscow's prestigious Bolshoi Theatre as it's rocked by an acid-attack scandal in 2013.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.021 |
Directed By
Mark Franchetti
Nick Read
Crew
Mark Franchetti
Nick Read
Helena Lewis
Simon Elms
Dan Weinberg
Andy Rogers
Dan Weinberg
Anna Cliff
Bonnie Gilmore
Sonny Sheridan
Tamar Osman
Nigel Wood
Mark Franchetti
Simon Chinn
Maxim Pozdorovkin
Vera Obolonkina
Vanessa Tovell
Masha Slonim-Phillimore
Jay Taylor
David Charap
Simon Elms
Vasily Amochkin
Mikhail Malyuga
Andrey Nikolaev
Philip Barksy
Gennady Nemikh
Masha Oleneva
Steve Bergson
Richard Burridge
Asher Burridge
Tom Harrison-Read
Sophie Harmer
Elena Amochkina
Nika Kuznetsova
TOP CAST
Sergei Filin
Self
Maria Allash
Self
Alexander Budberg
Self
Anastasiya Meskova
Self
Roman Abramov
Self
Boris Akimov
Self
Maria Alexandrova
Self
Pavel Dmitrichenko
Self (Archival Footage)
Nikolay Tsiskaridze
Self
Vladimir Urin
Self
Anatoly Iksanov
Self (Archival Footage)
Dmitry Medvedev
Self
Grigori Zaslavski
Self
Svetlana Zakharova
Self (Archival Footage)
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