Bolshoi Babylon

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Bolshoi Babylon

"Scandal. Intrigue. Sacrifice. Spectacle."

2015

1h 24m

4.3(18 votes)

Documentary

Overview

A behind-the-scenes look at Moscow's prestigious Bolshoi Theatre as it's rocked by an acid-attack scandal in 2013.

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14 members

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Сергей Филин

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Maria Allash

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Alexander Budberg

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Анастасия Меськова

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Roman Abramov

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Борис Акимов

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Maria Alexandrova

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Pavel Dmitrichenko

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ნიკოლოზ ცისკარიძე

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Vladimir Urin

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Anatoly Iksanov

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Дмитрий Медведев

Self

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Grigori Zaslavski

Self

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Svetlana Zakharova

Self (Archival Footage)

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