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Birds of Paradise (2021)

Birds of Paradise (2021)

R 113 minutes EN Drama
Betrayal is a dance.
Two dancers at an elite ballet academy in Paris must compete for a contract to join the highly coveted Opéra National de Paris as they confront their competitive nature, sexual awakenings and how far they would go to win.
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