Where the White Cranes Dance (2024): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2024, Where the White Cranes Dance is an adventure and drama film directed by Mikhail Lukachevsky, running about 95 minutes.

What it’s about. Yakutia in the 1960s. A boy named Vanya returns home after spending six years in hospitals following a spinal injury. However, the happiness of his reunited family is short-lived: his mother dies in childbirth. To comfort the children, their father tells them about a distant, magical land where Siberian cranes dance, explaining that their mother has transformed into one of those beautiful and sacred birds. From that moment, Vanya dreams of witnessing the rare dance of Siberian cranes and meeting his mother, reborn as a bird.

Who’s in it. Where the White Cranes Dance stars Nyurguyana Shadrina, Ньургун Бэчигэн, Zoya Popova and Alexey Egorov.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.7/10, Where the White Cranes Dance has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Where the White Cranes Dance page.

If you liked it. Fans of Where the White Cranes Dance tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception, Interstellar and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.