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Birds of Paradise

Birds of Paradise

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Birds of Paradise

"Betrayal is a dance."

2021

1h 53m

6.5(146 votes)

Drama

Overview

Two dancers at an elite ballet academy in Paris must compete for a contract to join the highly coveted Opéra National de Paris as they confront their competitive nature, sexual awakenings and how far they would go to win.

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Anonymous Content

Amazon Studios

Big Indie Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Diana Silvers

Diana Silvers

Kate Sanders

Kristine Froseth

Kristine Froseth

Marine Elise Durand

Daniel Camargo

Daniel Camargo

Felipe

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset

Madame Brunelle

Eva Lomby

Gia

Solomon Golding

Luc

Caroline Goodall

Caroline Goodall

Celine Durand

Nassim Lyes

Nassim Lyes

Jamal

Gaétan Vermeulen

Gaétan Vermeulen

Jean Paul (as Gaetan Vermeulen)

Alice Dardenne

Alice Dardenne

Claire

Creative team

Directed by: Sarah Adina Smith
Written by: Sarah Adina Smith
Produced by: Sarah Adina Smith
Trevor Adley

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