Sabre Dance (2019) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2019 · 93 mins · Russian

Directed by

Yusup Razykov

Starring

Sergey Yushkevich, Aleksandr Ilyin Jr, Yana Gabrielyan, Vadim Skvirskiy, Yuriy Vaksman, Sergey Genkin

During the cold autumn of 1942, in a city formerly known as Molotov and later renamed Perm, the Leningrad Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet after Kirov is evacuated due to the ongoing war. Amidst tense preparations for the premiere of Gayane, composer Aram Khachaturian races against the clock, completing his most celebrated work, which would become one of the most performed pieces of music. The ballet and its creation are born out of a time of immense challenge and upheaval.