Movie: A Delicate Balance

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    A Delicate Balance explores the life and dreams of young dancers at the dawn of adolescence. A tender and captivating documentary in which the students of the Quebec Superior Ballet School tell each other with candid lucidity.

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    2018-11-10

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    7.3

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    Français
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