A Beautiful Tragedy

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"A Beautiful Tragedy" is a documentary about 15 year old Oksanna who follows her mothers dream to see her become a prima ballerina. She decides to sacrifice her youth and devote nine years of her childhood to a ballet school in Russia.

We encounter jealousy and beauty, and beauty comes with a price: most of the girls in the school are anorectic. From the age of eight or nine until they are grown-ups they see their parents twice a year. For most children who attend the school, ballet represents their only chance in life for a future. Every year 500 children will come to audition. 30 students will be accepted. They have beautiful dreams and work unbelievably hard to achieve their goal. After nine years of training 30 students will graduate. One or two will get a job.

Director: David Kinsella
Videography & Stills: David Kinsella
Script & Research: Anna Sirota

Producer: Dag Hoel
Production Manager: Eirik Wattengård
Post Production: KOLECTIV Romania
Editor: Serban Georgescu
VFX & Design: Serban Jipa
Sound Post Production: Andi Dumitrescu
Music: Dreamscores / Raymond Enoksen, Geirmund Simonsen
Sound Recording: Georgy Rupyshev
Narrator: Julia Shubareva

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• A Beautiful Tragedy
• Ballerina
• Ballet
• Girls
• Russia
• Anorectic
• Anorexia
• Dance
• Dreams
• Art
• Teenagers
• Eating
• Documentary
• Kinsella
• Tragedy
• Faction Film

[katlyn6090]

My Mom Beat My Ballet Teachers Ass Cause She Slapped Me :)

[TheDM70]

No pain No gain? Jesus Christ, these girls are literally starving and exhausted. Its dance...it's not war...... Someone needs to tell that fat bitch teacher to STFU.

[salahhe]

@imadancerfool Communist ideology: fuck the girls, you can do whatever you have to with them, starve them, beat them, mentally fuck them, torture them. As long as they are the best, to make Russia feel like the best. Who cares they are good for nothing at 20? They must be perfectly tuned dancing machines at 18. I lived in a communist country and experienced the ideology first hand, my dad was a trainer. You make me sick. You are no better than Islam. Shame.

[imadancerfool]

Guys, this is why Russia produces the greatest dancers in the world. They have discipline and are forced to perfection. And everyone commenting on the teacher, she is there to push them, not to coddle them. And yes she is heavy, but she isn't the one dancing! She has every right to tell them what to do because she is the teacher.

[thelaurenator3008]

BUT... if the girls feel like they are being pushed to the limit and feel like the teachers hate them, then obviously they should find a new coach.

[thelaurenator3008]

i dont see this as abuse. I'm a rhythmic gymnast, and i'm used to being talked to in a loud voice and pushed. if u dont agree look up on youtube rhythmic gymnastics training in russia. ull most likely see girls crying. BUT, they love the sport, and would rather be doing it instead of living a usiull life. thats how russians grow strong olympic and world champions. All slavic people do. thats why we get gold, silver and bronze medals in every event in every competition. lol.(:

[MsLoveforever16]

ummm why cant someone do something about this ABUSE just asking

[Nadirahdances]

These vids are at least 10 years old. Here's the thing...Russian ballet is perfection. They eat light because this is what their profession calls for and we all know Russian cooking sucks which is why they dont eat much. ;-) Where is the rest of this video documentary? These Russian girls will be the ultimate perfection once they reach the proper age for a company. Not like our fat American counterparts. I think America is too gentle...we coddle too much...I think she is perfect.

[99rukia99]

HA! I'D LOVE OT SEE THT FATASS TEACHER TO STRVE HERSELF AS MUCH AS THESE GIRLS!

[Sophie2000Luna]

The girls are so talented.

[xTogetherInParis]

someone kill that bitch.

[4MsHardstyle]

The teacher is just jealous cause there skinny and she fat