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Ballet Boys

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Ballet is used to express feelings of disappointment, friendship and faith.

Critics Reviews

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Leslie Felperin Guardian 09/12/2014
3/5
Shot over four years, this pleasant but not especially insightful Norwegian documentary tracks three teenage boys training at Norway's top ballet school. Go to Full Review David Parkinson Empire Magazine 09/11/2014
3/5
The delicate bond that emerges between young boys under unusual pressure is the highlight of an otherwise fairly conventional doc. Go to Full Review Cormac O'Brien Little White Lies 09/11/2014
3/5
A light documentary that captures the thrill of dance dramatics and the awkwardness of growing pains. Go to Full Review Matthew Turner VODzilla.co 05/11/2022
6/10
An engaging and frequently charming documentary but it’s more successful as a portrait of teenage friendship than as a look at the pressures of training to be a male ballet dancer. Go to Full Review Rich Cline Contactmusic.com 09/15/2014
3.5/5
Only in Norway could filmmakers make such an honest documentary about 14-year-old boys who dream of becoming top ballet dancers. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/31/2022 The greatest 1.25 hours ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 06/03/2017 All a bit meh and with no real payoff or sense of anything at stake, even for its participants. See more 03/28/2016 Very good documentary and enjoyable - but you are left wanting more. What happened? Where are they now? See more 08/23/2015 Shallow & lack of passion documentary. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Kenneth Elvebakk

Director

Lukas Bjørneboe Brændsrød

Actor

Syvert Lorenz Garcia

Actor

Torgeir Lund

Actor

Kenneth Elvebakk

Writer

Carsten Aanonsen

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Ballet Boys

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Movie Info

Synopsis Ballet is used to express feelings of disappointment, friendship and faith.
Director
Kenneth Elvebakk
Producer
Carsten Aanonsen
Screenwriter
Kenneth Elvebakk
Production Co
Indiefilm
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Norwegian
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 1, 2017
Runtime
1h 15m