Portman is coached among other candidates to take the lead in this play, but her innocence must be broken to achieve a true characterization of the evil black swan. Mila Kunis in the role of Lily has just arrived at the dance company, and has exactly the required qualities to embody the dark and sensual black swan, while Nina is the perfect fit of the innocent white swan. Among these two dancers erupts the most arduous and fierce competition for the lead role of The Black Swan. With a wise proposal, Director Aronofsky unfolds a chain of events between the two dancers only to unleash a tremendous psychological crisis in the mind and soul of Nina who begins to live a horrible nightmare between reality and fantasy.
Nina wants at all costs the title role, but it will bring serious consequences to your life. The film Black Swan, considered a masterpiece and worthy of multiple nominations, touches many important points of reality projecting an innocent young cared for by her mother, who has lived in fear of one day Nina is going to hurt herself.