Film · 2016

Dancer

Name: Dancer
Genre: Documentary, Drama, Music
Released: 2016-09-09
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Steven Cantor, Sergei Polunin

Directed by Steven Cantor · starring Steven Cantor and Sergei Polunin

1 h 25 min
12
Documentary · Drama · Music
UK
Released in the UK 9 March 2017

8.1 AverageMovieNCo
8.2 Users6 votes
8.0 Critics14 reviews

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Synopsis

Known as "the bad boy of ballet", Sergei is a young prodigy dancer. At the age of thirteen years old, he got a scholarship tho study along with the British Royal Ballet School, while at the age of twenty he became the youngest member of the Royal Ballet. However, Sergei's life turns upside down when after two years, when his career is at its highest moment, certain events drove him to quit and threat with giving up ballet for ever.

IFC documentary 'Dancer' directed by Steven Cantor tells the story of Sergei Polulin, a talented Ukrainian ballet dancer who in the most important moment of his career began questioning his existence and commitment with ballet at the same time he became a world-wide legend.

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The essentials

Runtime: 85 min1 hour and 25 minutes
Box office: £204,574in UK
Rating: 12Suitable for 12 years and over

How long is Dancer?: 1 hour and 25 minutes (85 minutes).
When was Dancer released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 9 March 2017.
Who directed Dancer?: Steven Cantor.
Who is in Dancer?: It stars Steven Cantor and Sergei Polunin.
Where can I watch Dancer?: In the UK you can watch it on rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did Dancer make?: It took £204,574 in UK.

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Cast

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Director: Steven Cantor
Producers: Steve Coogan, Nichola Martin

Videos and trailers

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Trailer with Spanish subtitles for 'Dancer 2:099 May 2017

Photos and posters

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+8 photosand 4 posters

Reviews

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What the critics say average 8.0 from 14

9.0 TimeKate Muir 'Dancer' is filled with breathtaking, gravity-defying athleticism as the dancer Sergei Polunin leaps from a poor childhood in Ukraine to principal at the Royal Ballet in London. Read
9.0 La VanguardiaÁstrid Meseguer American filmmaker Steven Cantor analyzes in detail the personal and artistic trajectory of the Ukrainian dancer [...] An intimate reflection on an ambitious and charismatic young man, while complex… Read
8.8 El PaísJordi Costa [...] Absorbent documentary that includes a rapid ascent, a sudden fall and a long process of reconstruction and documentary [...] redemption that benefits from the contemporary supersaturation of… Read

Box office

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UK £204,574

Soundtrack

All 11 songs

Take Me to ChurchHozier, Published The Evolving Music Company Ltd Spotify
Iron ManBlack Sabbath Spotify
DirtDeath In Vegas, Used permission of Universal Music Publishing Group, Steven Hellier Spotify
CapsizedEnormous, Used permission of Hat, Rabbit, BMI Spotify

Trivia

'Take me to Church'

The Take Me to Church video was supposed to be Sergei Polunin's last dance and then he was going to go to acting school in Los Angeles. After shooting the video, he changed his mind and continued with dancing.
No quería verse bailar

Sergei did not want to watch the documentary because he doesn't like watching himself dance and was tricked into seeing it by his good friend who filmed him in "Take me to church".