Does Yuli end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 85% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Yuli easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yuli

Name: Yuli
Genre: Drama
Released: 2018
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Santiago Alfonso, Carlos Acosta, Keyvin Martínez, Edison Manuel Olbera, Laura de la Uz

Directed by Icíar Bollaín

Produced by Morena Films, Potboiler Productions

2018115 min6.9 / 10

A biographical drama about a gifted dancer's journey from the streets of Havana to international ballet stardom, grounded in family bonds and the struggle against systemic barriers.

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.

Clusters

Underdog Comeback Stories Underdog Sports Stories Biographical Drama

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Biography Based On True Story

Questions people ask

Does Yuli end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.
Is Yuli scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Yuli easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is Yuli violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Yuli sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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