Yuli (2018)

Directed by

Icíar Bollaín

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Cuba, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

6

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 100 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the life story of Carlos Acosta, a Cuban ballet dancer. It follows his childhood and rise to become a famous dancer.

inspiringbiographicaldance-focusedpersonalreflectiveupliftingculturally rich

What happens

Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story is a 2018 dance biopic about the Cuban ballet director and dancer Carlos Acosta; based on his biography and starring Acosta as the adult version of himself, it was directed by Icíar Bollaín. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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