Underplayed Gems

Time of a Dancer (1998)

Time of a Dancer poster
Original title
Время танцора
Directed by
Vadim Abdrashitov
Genre
drama film
Country
Russia
Runtime
2h 38m
Rating
3.5 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In post-war Russia, a former dancer struggles to find meaning and purpose as he contends with the lingering trauma and harsh realities of his past. The film follows his attempts to reintegrate into a changed society.

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What happens

Time of a Dancer (Russian: Время танцора, romanized: Vremya tantsora), also translated as Dancer's Time, is a 1998 Russian war drama film directed by Vadim Abdrashitov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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