Bolshoi Babylon

Sep 14, 2015

1h 24m

★ 4.3

Scandal. Intrigue. Sacrifice. Spectacle.

Overview

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

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

HBO Documentary Films

Bolshoi Babylon Trailers

Cast

Self

Sergey Filin

Self

Maria Allash

Self

Alexander Budberg

Self

Anastasiya Meskova

Self

Roman Abramov

Self

Boris Akimov

Self

Maria Alexandrova

Self (Archival Footage)

Pavel Dmitrichenko

Self

Nikolay Tsiskaridze

Self

Vladimir Urin

Self (Archival Footage)

Anatoly Iksanov

Self

Dmitry Medvedev

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