YULI - The Carlos Acosta Story live by satellite

YULI had its World Premiere at the San Sebastian Film Festival, where it won the Best Screenplay Award. It has gone on to receive five nominations for the Spanish Goya awards including Best New Actor for Carlos Acosta, Best Cinematography and Best Adapted Screenplay. Based on Carlos Acosta's autobiography 'No Way Home - A Cuban Dancer's Story', it is his own story about growing up in Cuba, becoming a dancer, moving to London and his relationship with his father, his family and his country. The cast includes Carlos Acosta playing himself and introduces Edilson Manuel Olbera playing Carlos as a boy, Keyvin Martinez who plays Carlos as a young man and Santiago Alfonso as his father.

This event will be followed by a Q&A with Carlos Acosta, director Icíar Bollaín and writer Paul Laverty broadcast live from the Royal Opera House.

**PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT WILL START PROMPTLY AT THE ADVERTISED TIME**