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Release Date:
December 14, 2018
Original Title:
Yuli
Alternate Titles:
Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Eurimages
ICAIC
Morena Films
Movistar+
Potboiler Productions
Producciones de la 5ª Avenida
The Match Factory
Production Countries:
Cuba | France | Germany | Spain | United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 6 CH: 6 DE: 6 GB: 15 IE: 15 NL: 6
Runtime: 115
Yuli is the nickname given to Carlos Acosta by his father, Pedro, who considers him the son of Ogun, an African god and a fighter. As a child Yuli avoids discipline and education, learning from the streets of an impoverished and abandoned Havana. His father, however, has other ideas, and knowing that his son has a natural talent for dance, sends him to the National Ballet School of Cuba. Despite his repeated escapes and initial poor behaviour, the boy is inevitably drawn to the world of dance, and begins to shape his legendary career from a young age, becoming the first black dancer to be cast in some of the most prestigious ballet roles, originally written for white dancers, in companies such as the Houston Ballet or the Royal Ballet in London.
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Director:
Icíar Bollaín
Director of Photography:
Álex Catalán
Original Music Composer:
Alberto Iglesias
Writer:
Paul Laverty
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