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An ounce of gold for each slavecaptured and returned

Yuli • 2018
An ounce of gold for each slave
captured and returned

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An ounce of gold for each slave captured and returned.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:29
Uploaded
Jun 24, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
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Movie Summary

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.
They prized strong black slaves like your great grandpa. - Yuli 00:05
They prized strong black slaves like your great grandpa.
They forced them to have sex with healthy women. - Yuli 00:04
They forced them to have sex with healthy women.
...laid them down over a scooped out hole to protect their bellies. - Yuli 00:05
...laid them down over a scooped out hole to protect their b...
...arms and feet through the planks... - Yuli 00:05
...arms and feet through the planks...
350 years of slavery runs through our veins. - Yuli 00:05
350 years of slavery runs through our veins.
...we sang, danced, resisted, kept our Gods. - Yuli 00:06
...we sang, danced, resisted, kept our Gods.
We remember to make us stronger, more determined, hard as nails... - Yuli 00:06
We remember to make us stronger, more determined, hard as na...
You are beautiful, my son, inside and out. - Yuli 00:04
You are beautiful, my son, inside and out.
Nobody and nothing can hold you back. Ever. - Yuli 00:05
Nobody and nothing can hold you back. Ever.
Carlos, this Acosta plantation, where is it? - Yuli 00:04
Carlos, this Acosta plantation, where is it?
By Pinar del Rio, in San Juan y Martinez. - Yuli 00:05
By Pinar del Rio, in San Juan y Martinez.
My grandmother was born to a slave on the Acosta plantation. - Yuli 00:04
My grandmother was born to a slave on the Acosta plantation.
...his mother gave him many a beating, often cruel... - Yuli 00:05
...his mother gave him many a beating, often cruel...
You have to go deep, where the big fish lie. - Yuli 00:05
You have to go deep, where the big fish lie.
Take care. Look after yourself. I'll never forget you, my love. - Yuli 00:04
Take care. Look after yourself. I'll never forget you, ...
...lift the chin, shoulders down... - Yuli 00:05
...lift the chin, shoulders down...
Slowly, three, four... That's it! - Yuli 00:05
Slowly, three, four... That's it!
Music, dance... - Yuli 00:05
Music, dance...
...bold and imaginative. - Yuli 00:05
...bold and imaginative.
Hey, kid! What a fright you gave me! Who are you? - Yuli 00:04
Hey, kid! What a fright you gave me! Who are you?