# The American (2023)

> An ambitious American ballerina enters Moscow's brutal Bolshoi Academy, where artistic greatness demands a perilous confrontation with power and endurance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/505140

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: James Napier Robertson
- Cast: Talia Ryder, Diane Kruger, Oleg Ivenko, Natasha Alderslade, Natalia Osipova, Charlotte Ubben, Borys Szyc, Tomasz Kot
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12531856/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: intense, bitter, edgy, focused weekend viewing, dance film night

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