Adèle Exarchopoulos (Clara Saint), Chulpan Khamatova (Xenia Pushkina), and Ralph Fiennes as Alexander Pushkin
The film utilizes three interweaving timelines to explore Nureyev's development and final choice: The White Crow
His training under mentor Alexander Pushkin during the late 1950s. Adèle Exarchopoulos (Clara Saint)
Oleg Ivenko , a professional Ukrainian ballet dancer making his acting debut Chulpan Khamatova (Xenia Pushkina)
Depicted in desaturated tones, showing his birth on a train and his impoverished early years in the Soviet Union.