Ballroom Dancer ( Epangelma: Horeftis ) ( Ball room Dancer )

Ballroom Dancer (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Epangelma: Horeftis
Alternate Title: Ball room Dancer
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Tribeca Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
Russian ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
84 min + 3 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Hong Kong ( India, Eastern Asia )
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )
Russia ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
Ukraine ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Christian Bonke
Andreas Koefoed

Written By:
Christian Bonke
Andreas Koefoed

Actors:
Vyacheslav 'Slavik' Kryklyvyy ..... Himself

Synopsis:

Slavik (34), former world champion in Latin American dancing is making a last and final comeback with Anna, his ten years younger new dance partner and girlfriend. Slavik is addicted to the limelight and the dance and he misses the rush. These days, however, his aging body is causing him severe pains, and his flaring temper puts his relationship with Anna at risk. The road to reclaiming the championships is a long, tough struggle. Slavik literally puts everything on the line in his ultimate push for the throne. Failure is not an option, yet failure is so difficult to avoid.

In 2000, Slavik Kryklyvyy became the World Latin Dance Champion with his partner and lover Joanna Leunis. Enduring success seemed assured, but instead Slavik's career sputtered while Leunis went on to unrivaled glory with a replacement partner. A decade later Slavik has his sights set on a comeback. He has reteamed with a new partner-his girlfriend, amateur dance champion Anna Melnikova, and redemption seems within their grasp. But when it comes to making their relationship work both on and off the dance floor, will Slavik's unwavering ambition prove to be his greatest asset, or his fatal flaw?

Subtly depicting the pair's shifting dynamic through gestures, glances, and the dance itself, Ballroom Dancer quickly evolves beyond its comeback-story premise into a moving tragic love story, as Slavik's single-minded focus and perfectionism begin to drive a wedge between the pair. With a keen eye and intimate access, first-time filmmakers Christian Bonke and Andreas Koefoed capture a temperamental yet compelling character grasping for a tenderness and human connection that seems increasingly incompatible with the fulfillment of his life's ambition, and perhaps even with his very nature.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 14 March, 2013.