Storyline
A young girl leaves her Nigerian village to attend a ballet school in England. Fascinated by Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, she dreams of performing as lead ballerina Princess Odette, but the girls in her close-minded ballet school mock her ideas of a 'black swan'.
Cast & Crew
HL
Hilja Lindsay Parkinson
Obe Kanayo
LeadWO
Wumni Olaiya
African Spirit
CM
Charlotte Moore
Mrs. Mortimer
LP
Laura Penta
Sarah
Rowena Meddeman
Bully
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ngozi Onwurah's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Flight of the Swan is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
