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Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story

Yuli

2018

Icíar Bollaín

Carlos Acosta, Santiago Alfonso, Keyvin Martínez, Edison Manuel Olvera ...

6.5

2,692

Drama "Yuli" tells the story of the Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta (who plays himself), from his beginnings in a poor neighbourhood of Havana until becoming the star of one of the biggest ballet companies in the world. Yuli (Carlos's nickname) is a gifted boy who doesn't want to be a dancer but who, forced by his father Pedro, and tutored by the professor and director of the Cuban National School of Ballet, Cherry, will become one of the best ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"If 'Yuli' is almost inevitably uneven, with not all its pirouetting parts falling into formation, it’s a consistently colorful hybrid"	NEU
United Kingdom	Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"A story hitting every thematic note – family, sacrifice, maleness, black identity, exile and the transforming power of art – that’s likely to touch a chord with audiences."	POS
	Alfonso Rivera Cineuropa	"Bollaín dashes off a high-quality and glittering biopic, yet one that lacks the verve, emotion and energy expressed in the various dance numbers that are worked into the plot"	NEU
United Kingdom	Dave Calhoun Time Out	"It really works, making the dance accessible for those not so familiar with the discipline, and yet also rooting Acosta’s mission to understand his life firmly in his chosen art form (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke The Guardian	"Energetic, emotionally reflective (...) The film’s great find is 10-year-old newcomer Edison Manuel Olbera Núñez (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard	"Present-day sections in which the real-life Acosta makes sense of his dad, through dance, are thrilling (...) Less successful are the dramatic recreations of Acosta in his twenties (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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