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Steps to greatness take you to the edge.
2023 | 110m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | James Napier Robertson |
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| Writer: | James Napier Robertson |
| Staring: |
| American ballet dancer Joy Womack is accepted into Moscow's infamously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy, with the dream of becoming a great ballerina. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 02, 2023 |
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| Director: | James Napier Robertson |
| Writer: | James Napier Robertson |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | dancer, dance, ballet dancer, based on true story, ballet, ballerina, bolshoi ballet |
| Production Companies | Ingenious Media, New Zealand Film Commission, Anonymous Content, Four Knights Film, Madants, Moderator Inwestycje, Be Hope Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $324,522
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Talia Ryder | Joy Womack |
| Diane Kruger | Tatiyana Volkova |
| Oleg Ivenko | Nikolay Lebedev |
| Natasha Alderslade | Eleanor Womak |
| Natalia Osipova | Natalia Osipova |
| Charlotte Ubben | |
| Borys Szyc | Andrei Vadys |
| Tomasz Kot | Vitaliy Ivanov |
| Karolina Gruszka | Valeriya Lebedev |
| Martin Hugh Henley | Clay Womack |
| Ewa Rodart | Bartender |
| Tamiła Dudnik | Katya |
| Martyna Wrzesińska | Nadia |
| Weronika Juchimiuk | Alyona |
| Julia Bielska | Diana |
| Zuzanna Burak | Daria |
| Zuzanna Rutkowska | Olga |
| Marta Makurat | Polina |
| Izabella Grzyberk | Kira |
| Dominik Mironiuk | Popov |
| Dariusz Majchrzak | teacher of a male class |
| Anita Poddębniak | nurse |
| Bartosz Jakubowski | pianist |
| Andrzej Kłak | |
| Wojciech Urbański | |
| Edyta Torhan | |
| Kamil Studnicki | Fedor |
| Marek Kasprzyk | guest on the wedding |
| Sylwester Piechura | Ivanov's assistant |
| Robert Gulaczyk | |
| Arkadiusz Brykalski | |
| Maciej Nawrocki | |
| Kristóf Szabó | |
| Andrzej Andrzejewski | |
| Adam Turczyk | |
| Jakub Kozakiewicz | |
| Ewa Rodart | |
| Patrycja Volny |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James Napier Robertson | Writer, Director |
| Tomasz Naumiuk | Director of Photography |
| Katarzyna Lewińska | Costume Design |
| Joanna Kaczyńska | Set Designer |
| Marcin Matlak | Sound |
| Elena Leszczyńska | Dialogue Coach |
| Dana Lund | Original Music Composer |
| Waldemar Pokromski | Makeup Artist |
| Monika Mazur | Assistant Director |
| Anne-Sophie Puget | Assistant Director |
| Bernard Sierakowski | Assistant Director |
| Katarzyna Warzecha | Assistant Director |
| Anna Kasińska | Casting |
| Joanna Baranowska | Casting |
| Anna Więcek | Script |
| Tomasz Karnowski | Steadicam Operator |
| Jacek Drofiak | Steadicam Operator |
| Łukasz Głaszczka | Master Lighting Artist |
| Sebastian Frąc | Key Grip |
| Igor Słupecki | Grip |
| Marcin Grzegory | Grip |
| Adam Frąc | Additional Grip |
| Maciej Rynkiewicz | VFX Supervisor |
| Cyprian Piwowarski | VFX Supervisor |
| Inga Palacz | Set Decoration |
| Adam Nowakowski | Props |
| Oskar Dąbrowski | Assistant Property Master |
| Piotr Świętochowski | Assistant Property Master |
| Czesław Kałużny | Sculptor |
| Tomasz Ossoliński | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Milena Sosulska | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Beata Michalik | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Maja Grau | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Tomasz Ciesielski | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Dagmara Chałabis | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Filip Wakuła | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Alicja Chmielewska | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Katarzyna Torbiarczyk | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Beata Rółkowska | Makeup Artist |
| Marta Szczerkowska | Makeup Artist |
| Ali Kosoian | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Julita Grochala | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Izabela Pernal | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Aneta Chaber-Stankiewicz | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Aneta Malesa | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Dorota Chomińska | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Lidia Wajdyk-Szmańda | Hairdresser |
| Błażej Pintara | Hairdresser |
| Nick Buckton | Sound |
| Chris Plummer | Editor |
| Martin Brinkler | Editor |
| Rafał Lenart | Sound Mixer |
| Paweł Gładys | Assistant Editor |
| Robert Pałka | Still Photographer |
| Jarosław Sosiński | Still Photographer |
| Łukasz Sakowski | Still Photographer |
| Tomasz Leszczyński | Dialogue Coach |
| Jarosław Golec | Stunt Coordinator |
| Agata Czubak | Stunt Double |
| Magdalena Majtyka | Stunt Double |
| Filip Bucki | Stunts |
| Michał Michalski | Stunts |
| Konrad Ostrowski | Stunts |
| Paweł Jusiński | Stunt Driver |
| Kamil Pardo | Stunts |
| Tomasz Lipski | Stunts |
| Joanna Różańska | Stunts |
| Łukasz Czubak | Stunts |
| Michał Burdan | Stunts |
| Michał Pluskota | Stunts |
| Piotr Popko | Stunts |
| Aleksandra Ostatek | Acting Double |
| Zuzanna Majer | Acting Double |
| Anna Michałowska | Acting Double |
| Aleksandra Czyż | Acting Double |
| Marcin Neveux | Acting Double |
| Ewa Skoczylas | Acting Double |
| Maciej Bieńkowski | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Maciej Szaszkiewicz | Catering |
| Artur Jakubowski | Catering |
| Przemysław Laskowski | Catering |
| Dariusz Szydłowski | Catering |
| Krystian Ziętek | Catering |
| Marek Skupień | Production Manager |
| Patrycja Kycia | Production Coordinator |
| Karolina Sławik | Production Coordinator |
| Natalia Klejnowska | Assistant Production Manager |
| Marta Szamałek | Assistant Production Manager |
| Małgorzata Dochniak | Assistant Production Manager |
| Jadwiga Bocheńska | Assistant Production Manager |
| Magdalena Potocka-Zwoźna | Assistant Production Manager |
| Zofia Kujawska | Administration |
| Monika Treichel | Administration |
| Mateusz Przygoda | Administration |
| Katarzyna Myszkowska | Administration |
| Bogna Szewczyk-Skupień | Line Producer |
| Kinga Tasarek | Producer's Assistant |
| Anna Rzepka | Camera Operator |
| Joanna Ślesicka | Casting Director |
| Krzysztof Skonieczny | Vehicles Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tom Hern | Producer |
| Charlotte Ubben | Executive Producer |
| Paul Green | Producer |
| Paula Munoz Vega | Producer |
| Luke Rivett | Executive Producer |
| Belindalee Hope | Producer |
| Philip Rose | Executive Producer |
| Laurie Ross | Executive Producer |
| Peter Touche | Executive Producer |
| Robert Walak | Executive Producer |
| Michael Cerny | Executive Producer |
| Mia Henry-Teirney | Executive Co-Producer |
| Jan Naszewski | Associate Producer |
| Adam Gudell | Co-Producer |
| Alex Cole-Baker | Co-Producer |
| Andrea Scarso | Executive Producer |
| Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 26 | 46 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 33 | 79 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 24 | 44 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 17 | 31 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 24 | 107 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 382 | 576 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 154 | 476 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 91 | 469 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 304 | 667 |