After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union. The KGB keeps him under watch and tries to convince him to become a dancer for the Kirov Academy of Ballet again. Determined to escape, he befriends a black American expatriate and his pregnant Russian wife, who agree to help him escape to the American Embassy.
White Nights has generally received positive reviews.
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White Nights was released in 1985 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 122 reviews, giving White Nights (1985) an average rating of 66%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 53%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with White Nights than critics were.
With a score of 66%, White Nights is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1985, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1985 with similar scores include films like Enemy Mine and Desperately Seeking Susan.
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