Yuli

Release Date: 2018-12-14

Overview: 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.

Rating: 6.9 / 10

Cast

Santiago Alfonso

as Pedro

Carlos Acosta

as Carlos Acosta (Actual)

Keyvin Martínez

as Carlos Acosta (Joven)

Edison Manuel Olbera

as Carlos Acosta (1983)

Laura de la Uz

as Maestra Chery

Crew

Alberto Iglesias - Original Music Composer
Icíar Bollaín - Director
Paul Laverty - Writer
Álex Catalán - Director of Photography

Reviews

SWITCH.:

'Yuli' is a stylishly shot and well-cast film, but it's not without its faults. Wonderful performances can't save the poor pacing and a confusing narrative structure. The overly ambitious script tries...