La Valse

Sasya Shchedrin, a 16 year-old boy from Russia. Bad at English, with zero social skills, and to top it off, so desperately poor he wears ballet shoes full of holes. The only way this ugly duckling with no friends endures his solitude is by writing letters to his sponsor who provides his scholarship. However, the sponsor who had always responded with silence to all letters, made a proposal one day… “Promise me you’ll become an outstanding ballet dancer. If you do, I’ll support you with everything you want.” “I always get scolded a lot at school. I’m curious why you want to support me when I haven’t done anything well yet. I just keep causing trouble…” “You’ll understand that in time.” ...