Birds of Paradise

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.

Cast

Diana Silvers

as Kate Sanders

Kristine Froseth

as Marine Durand

Eva Lomby

as Gia

Jacqueline Bisset

as Madame Brunelle

Solomon Golding

as Luc

Daniel Camargo

as Felipe

Caroline Goodall

as Celine Durand

Nassim Lyes

as Jamal

Roger Barclay

as Lucien Durand

Osiel Gouneo

as Benjamin Mouton

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