High Strung

High Strung

High Strung

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High Strung

"See the music. Hear the dance."

2016

1h 36m

7.0(926 votes)

Music

Romance

Drama

Overview

When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.

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Castel Film

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Cast & Crew

30 members

Acting

Keenan Kampa

Ruby

Keenan Kampa

Acting

Nicholas Galitzine

Johnnie

Nicholas Galitzine

Acting

Sonoya Mizuno

Jazzy

Sonoya Mizuno

Acting

Jane Seymour

Oksana

Jane Seymour

Acting

Richard Southgate

Kyle

Richard Southgate

Acting

Paul Freeman

Kramrovsky

Paul Freeman

Acting

Marcus Emanuel Mitchell

Hayward Jones III

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Acting

Maia Morgenstern

Markova

Maia Morgenstern

Acting

Anabel Kutay

April

Anabel Kutay

Acting

John Silver

Krispy

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Acting

Ian Eastwood

Rik

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Comfort Fedoke

Poptart

Comfort Fedoke

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Corinne Holt

Jett

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Lorenzo Cammarota

Tiptoe

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Tom Russell

Jaxson

Tom Russell

Acting

Simon A. Mendoza

Ollie

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Miranda Wilson

Mary

Miranda Wilson

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Olivier Raynal

Neil

Olivier Raynal

Acting

Claudiu Trandafir

Walter

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Andrew Pleavin

Slater

Andrew Pleavin

Acting

Tomi May

Detective Mullen

Tomi May

Acting

Dragos Savulescu

Paolo

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Acting

David Lipper

Stage Manager

David Lipper

Acting

Giulia Nahmany

Anastasia

Giulia Nahmany

Acting

Nigel Barber

Peterson

Nigel Barber

Production

Jimmy Townsend

Judge Lawrence

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Acting

Oxana Moravec

Helen

Oxana Moravec

Acting

Vlad Rădescu

Victor

Vlad Rădescu

Acting

James Longshore

Spuds

James Longshore

Acting

Toto Dumitrescu

Young Guy

Toto Dumitrescu

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