Birds of Paradise Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Kate Sanders is an ambitious and gifted, if tomboyish, aspiring ballerina from Virginia who, because of her low-income status, is given a scholarship to attend a prestigious ballet school in Paris, France. Upon arriving at the cutthroat, internationally-renowned institution, her confidence and emotional fortitude are tested by a beautiful, mysterious fellow dancer, Marine Durand, who recently lost her brother (and dance partner) to suicide. While confrontational at first, Kate and Marine’s relationship evolves into an emotionally-charged, competitive union beset by lies, sexual awakening and, ultimately, emotional breakthrough as they risk everything to win the school’s ultimate prize: a contract to join the Opéra national de Paris.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Birds of Paradise.

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  Diana Silvers

  Lonely Planet, The Killer

• K
  Kristine Froseth

  Oh, Canada, Prey

• J
  Jacqueline Bisset

  Madeleine Collins, Save the Last Dance 2: Stepping Up

Crew Behind the Film

The Birds of Paradise behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Sarah Adina Smith last directed Lessons in Chemistry (series) and The Drop. The film's writer Sarah Adina Smith last wrote The Drop and Unlovable.

Director

Sarah Adina Smith

Screenwriter

Sarah Adina Smith

Additional Information

All Trailers

Official Birds of Paradise movie trailers and clips.

Production Details

What we know about the Birds of Paradise movie production.

Key Facts

• Filmed in Budapest (8/1/2021).
• Based on the book “Bright Burning Stars” by A.K. Small.

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