Sonja: The White Swan

Sonja: The White Swan

2018 · 114 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama

The true story of Sonja Henie, one of the world's greatest athletes and the inventor of modern figure skating, who decides to go to Hollywood in 1936 to become a movie star.

Directed by Anne Sewitsky · Written by Mette M. Bølstad

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