Yuli
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.
Year: 2018
Genre: Drama
Studio: Morena Films, Potboiler Productions, Producciones de la 5ª Avenida, The Match Factory, Movistar Plus+, ICAIC, Eurimages
Director: Icíar Bollaín
Cast: Santiago Alfonso, Carlos Acosta, Keyvin Martínez, Edison Manuel Olbera, Laura de la Uz, Yerlín Pérez López
Crew: Alberto Iglesias (Original Music Composer), Paul Laverty (Writer), Icíar Bollaín (Director), Álex Catalán (Director of Photography)
Runtime: 115 minutes
Release: Dec 14, 2018
IMDb: 6.90/10 by 97 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Germany, Cuba, Spain, France, United Kingdom
Language: Español
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : biography, based on true story
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