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Yuli

The director Icíar Bollaín presents the story of the Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, a legend on the dance world and the first black dancer to perform some of the most famous ballet roles. A dancer who did not want to dance.

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Icíar Bollaín

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biography, drama, history

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4 wins & 14 nominations total

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Come on, move it!
When will you start behaving? - Yuli

Come on, move it! When will you start behaving?

Look at that, all bent!
Come on! Stretch! - Yuli

Look at that, all bent! Come on! Stretch!

Look at the legs, bent again.
Stretch! - Yuli

Look at the legs, bent again. Stretch!

Bend down, put your head
to your knees. - Yuli

Bend down, put your head to your knees.

...not panty-tights
like those f..ts out there. - Yuli

...not panty-tights like those f..ts out there.

It takes three buses in, three
buses back... Two hours each way. - Yuli

It takes three buses in, three buses back... Two hours each ...

You can get up with me
in the mornings at 5. That's it! - Yuli

You can get up with me in the mornings at 5. That's it!

The whole family has to be united,
totally committed to it. - Yuli

The whole family has to be united, totally committed to it.

Carlos, most kids would give
anything to get into this school. - Yuli

Carlos, most kids would give anything to get into this schoo...

In no other place in the world
would you receive ballet classes... - Yuli

In no other place in the world would you receive ballet clas...

...schooling, all for free,
even the food. It's a luxury. - Yuli

...schooling, all for free, even the food. It's a luxur...

You have something special
which most kids don't have... - Yuli

You have something special which most kids don't have.....

...buckets of natural talent
from head to toe. - Yuli

...buckets of natural talent from head to toe.

My friends will drop me,
call me a f..t. - Yuli

My friends will drop me, call me a f..t.

The son of a tiger has
the same stripes. - Yuli

The son of a tiger has the same stripes.

You are Yuli, son of Ogun,
a Warrior God. - Yuli

You are Yuli, son of Ogun, a Warrior God.

Bulls..t, Berta!
You weren't even there. - Yuli

Bulls..t, Berta! You weren't even there.

I named you after an Indian brave
the day you were born. Yuli! - Yuli

I named you after an Indian brave the day you were born. Yul...

One, two, push to the floor,
three... - Yuli

One, two, push to the floor, three...

And one, two, three, four... - Yuli

And one, two, three, four...

...five, six, seven, eight.
Tummies in! - Yuli

...five, six, seven, eight. Tummies in!

You've been saying that
for over half an hour! - Yuli

You've been saying that for over half an hour!

Listen, love, we have to talk about
something important very important. - Yuli

Listen, love, we have to talk about something important very...

They're all leaving,
fares paid, papers organized. - Yuli

They're all leaving, fares paid, papers organized.

Pedro, if I stay,
I'll never see my mother again. - Yuli

Pedro, if I stay, I'll never see my mother again.

Sleep, Yuli, sleep. - Yuli

Sleep, Yuli, sleep.

If a slave ran off,
they hunted him down with dogs. - Yuli

If a slave ran off, they hunted him down with dogs.

An ounce of gold for each slave
captured and returned. - Yuli

An ounce of gold for each slave captured and returned.

They prized strong black slaves
like your great grandpa. - Yuli

They prized strong black slaves like your great grandpa.

They forced them
to have sex with healthy women. - Yuli

They forced them to have sex with healthy women.

...laid them down over a scooped
out hole to protect their bellies. - Yuli

...laid them down over a scooped out hole to protect their b...

...arms and feet through
the planks... - Yuli

...arms and feet through the planks...

350 years of slavery
runs through our veins. - Yuli

350 years of slavery runs through our veins.

...we sang, danced, resisted,
kept our Gods. - Yuli

...we sang, danced, resisted, kept our Gods.

We remember to make us stronger,
more determined, hard as nails... - Yuli

We remember to make us stronger, more determined, hard as na...

You are beautiful, my son,
inside and out. - Yuli

You are beautiful, my son, inside and out.

Nobody and nothing
can hold you back. Ever. - Yuli

Nobody and nothing can hold you back. Ever.

Carlos, this Acosta plantation,
where is it? - Yuli

Carlos, this Acosta plantation, where is it?

By Pinar del Rio,
in San Juan y Martinez. - Yuli

By Pinar del Rio, in San Juan y Martinez.

My grandmother was born to a slave
on the Acosta plantation. - Yuli

My grandmother was born to a slave on the Acosta plantation.

...his mother gave him
many a beating, often cruel... - Yuli

...his mother gave him many a beating, often cruel...

You have to go deep,
where the big fish lie. - Yuli

You have to go deep, where the big fish lie.

Take care. Look after yourself.
I'll never forget you, my love. - Yuli

Take care. Look after yourself. I'll never forget you, ...

...lift the chin, shoulders down... - Yuli

...lift the chin, shoulders down...

Slowly, three, four... That's it! - Yuli

Slowly, three, four... That's it!

Music, dance... - Yuli

Music, dance...

...bold and imaginative. - Yuli

...bold and imaginative.

Hey, kid! What a fright you
gave me! Who are you? - Yuli

Hey, kid! What a fright you gave me! Who are you?

Prison Combinado Del Este - Yuli

Prison Combinado Del Este

I'll get out soon, don't worry. - Yuli

I'll get out soon, don't worry.

Look at your hands! Don't
dare touch a thing. A mud bath! - Yuli

Look at your hands! Don't dare touch a thing. A mud bat...

The boy was killed,
and they blamed Papi. - Yuli

The boy was killed, and they blamed Papi.

I'm sorry, sweetheart,
really sorry. - Yuli

I'm sorry, sweetheart, really sorry.

You can show it to your parents
and it'll cheer them up. - Yuli

You can show it to your parents and it'll cheer them up...

At last! Here he is!
Silence! Silence! In position! - Yuli

At last! Here he is! Silence! Silence! In position!

Look at the way you hold yourself,
that neck, the smile... - Yuli

Look at the way you hold yourself, that neck, the smile...

Come here I said... Come. - Yuli

Come here I said... Come.

You're going to be great one day,
son. Right up there, damn it. - Yuli

You're going to be great one day, son. Right up there, ...

Look, there is a serious problem
of truancy and suspensions. - Yuli

Look, there is a serious problem of truancy and suspensions.

You have to understand the family
situation has been tough. - Yuli

You have to understand the family situation has been tough.

Pedro, can you give us a few
minutes, please, and wait outside? - Yuli

Pedro, can you give us a few minutes, please, and wait outsi...

For a man like me,
this is very difficult... - Yuli

For a man like me, this is very difficult...

I'm going to beg for the first
and last time in my life. - Yuli

I'm going to beg for the first and last time in my life...

I beg you to give this child
one last chance. - Yuli

I beg you to give this child one last chance.

I forgot my work
and my s..y life. - Yuli

I forgot my work and my s..y life.

I felt it here, in my chest,
as if it was part of me. - Yuli

I felt it here, in my chest, as if it was part of me.

...I would prefer to take a beating
everyday for the rest of my life... - Yuli

...I would prefer to take a beating everyday for the rest of...

But there is one last chance
to continue dancing. - Yuli

But there is one last chance to continue dancing.

Carlos, this is your last chance. - Yuli

Carlos, this is your last chance.

No! No, Papi! Tell her no! - Yuli

No! No, Papi! Tell her no!

Most of us, son, are "stuck". - Yuli

Most of us, son, are "stuck".

You have a star to follow. - Yuli

You have a star to follow.

I want you to open up.
Understand? - Yuli

I want you to open up. Understand?

Really go for it, raw, hard...
really hurts inside, get me? - Yuli

Really go for it, raw, hard... really hurts inside, get me?

Pain... loneliness... - Yuli

Pain... loneliness...

Wednesday was the only day
families could visit their kids. - Yuli

Wednesday was the only day families could visit their kids.

But my father was always away
in his lorry, my mother was ill... - Yuli

But my father was always away in his lorry, my mother was il...

It's a loneliness I've felt
all my life... - Yuli

It's a loneliness I've felt all my life...

...we are going
to deal with a serious situation. - Yuli

...we are going to deal with a serious situation.

F..k! F..k!
Always at the key moment... - Yuli

F..k! F..k! Always at the key moment...

But remember in the second part,
with more power, more. - Yuli

But remember in the second part, with more power, more.

"Golden Mulato
Wins Scholarship In
Turin" - Yuli

"Golden Mulato Wins Scholarship In Turin"

Moments of wonder that will stick
in their memories for ever... - Yuli

Moments of wonder that will stick in their memories for ever...

...light, youth... - Yuli

...light, youth...

I know that... but the question is,
can you become a great artist? - Yuli

I know that... but the question is, can you become a great a...

How deep you're prepared
to go inside yourself... - Yuli

How deep you're prepared to go inside yourself...

One last thing before we leave...
London. - Yuli

One last thing before we leave... London.

The English National Ballet
has offered you a contract. - Yuli

The English National Ballet has offered you a contract.

They have the best schools, the
best dancers, the best teachers... - Yuli

They have the best schools, the best dancers, the best teach...

...intelligence, determination...
you can't buy them. - Yuli

...intelligence, determination... you can't buy them.

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The director Icíar Bollaín presents the story of the Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, a legend on the dance world and the first black dancer to perform some of the most famous ballet roles. A dancer who did not want to dance.

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Director: Icíar Bollaín

Writer: Paul Laverty, Carlos Acosta

Production: N/A

Genre: biography, drama, history

Year: 2018

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 14 Dec 2018

Awards: 4 wins & 14 nominations total

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