Alexis is a 15 year old talented and proud student of the National Ballet School of Cuba. However, when his parents decide to move to Florida, his happy teenage world is turned upside down. He’s forced to leave behind Cuba, his colleagues at school, his relatives and his beloved girlfriend. Facing rejection and homesick for his native Cuba, Alexis feels lost and alone. When he gets accepted in the prestigious Harid Ballet school, he has to start all over.
Presented at Visions du Réel.
Título original: Cuban Dancer
Ano: 2020
Classificação: Rated G
Duração: 98 min.
Gênero: Documentary
País: Italy, Canada, Chile
Tags: Italy, Canada, Chile, documentary, international festivals, maturing, family, social pressure, immigration, art
Cor: Cor
Direção: Roberto Salinas
Fotografia: Roberto Salinas
Montagem: Abrahahm Lifshitz, Piero Lassandro, Armando Duccio Ventriglia
Produtor: Simone Catania
Produção: Indyca com RAI Cinema
Música: Caroline Chaspoul, Eduardo Henriquez
World Sales: Deckert Distribution
E-mail: [email protected]