Maiko: Dancing Child

Movie · Documentary

Maiko's destiny was decided before she was born. Her name Maiko means dancing child. Her mother, the driving force behind her career, sold their house and car to send 14 year old Maiko to the most prestigious dancing schools in Europe. She knew she couldn't return to Japan as a failure. Today Maiko is 32 on top of her career as a prima ballerina at the Norwegian National Ballet. Maiko is not a young dancer anymore and talented newcomers are longing for her position. Competition is getting tougher when Maiko decides to start a family... We follow Maiko at a breaking point in her life, where she is forced to make decisions that might jeopardize everything she has worked for.

2017 · 1h 10m
Starring Maiko Nishino-Ekeberg, Itsue Nishino, Nicolai Nishino-Ekeberg
Director Åse Svenheim Drivenes

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Cast & Crew

  • M‌N
    Maiko Nishino-Ekeberg
    Self
  • I‌N
    Itsue Nishino
    Self
  • N‌N
    Nicolai Nishino-Ekeberg
    Self
  • I‌L
    Ingrid Lorentzen
    Self
  • E‌N
    Eilif Nishino-Ekeberg
    Self
  • Å‌S
    Åse Svenheim Drivenes
    Director
  • A‌R
    Anita Rehoff Larsen
    Producer
  • T‌G
    Tone Grøttjord-Glenne
    Producer
  • Å‌S
    Åse Svenheim Drivenes
    Writer

About

Maiko: Dancing Child

Documentary

Maiko's destiny was decided before she was born. Her name Maiko means dancing child. Her mother, the driving force behind her career, sold their house and car to send 14 year old Maiko to the most prestigious dancing schools in Europe. She knew she couldn't return to Japan as a failure. Today Maiko is 32 on top of her career as a prima ballerina at the Norwegian National Ballet. Maiko is not a young dancer anymore and talented newcomers are longing for her position. Competition is getting tougher when Maiko decides to start a family... We follow Maiko at a breaking point in her life, where she is forced to make decisions that might jeopardize everything she has worked for.

Information

Studio
First Run Features
Released
2017
Run Time
1 hr 10 min
Rated
Unrated This film is not rated.
Regions of Origin
United States, Norway
© 2015 Elite Film AG

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom), Norwegian
Audio

English (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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