Movie

Yuli

★ 7.0(98)20181h 55m

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Director: Icíar Bollaín
Release date: 2018-12-14
Runtime: 1h 55m
Language: Spanish
Status: Released
Country: Germany
Studio: Morena Films

Yuli — trailer

About Yuli

Yuli is a 2018 movie in the Drama genre, directed by Icíar Bollaín, starring Santiago Alfonso, Carlos Acosta and Keyvin Martínez. It has a runtime of 1 hour 55 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.0/10 from 98 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Yuli in Italy — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.