Dancer

Section: Proiecţii speciale
Title: Dancer
Director: Steven Cantor
Cast: Sergei Polunin, Galina Polunina, Larisa Lavrikova, Vladimir Polunin
Duration: 1h 25m
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2016

Sergei Polunin took the dance world by storm and became the Royal Ballet's youngest ever principal. At the peak of his success, aged 25, he walked away, driven to the brink of self-destruction by stardom - his talent more a burden than a gift. Here is an unprecedented look into the life of a complex young man who has made ballet go viral. But virtuosity comes with a high price. How can you be free to be yourself when you are ballet's hottest property?