Konstantin Kordo-Syesoev

Dance, espionage and passion come together in this powerful and exciting docudrama that tells the extraordinary story of how Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West in 1961 and became a living legend.

Kirill Bazhenov and Eduard Antipov haven’t seen each other for over 20 years. Once, they fought together in Afghanistan, but life pulled them apart for a long time. Now they meet again. Kirill is a successful businessman and a happy family man. Eduard, on the other hand, has long been divorced, lost his job due to drinking, lives in a shared apartment, and survives on odd jobs. The former friends seem to have nothing in common anymore.