To me, this movie is perfection.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Blistering performances.

so looking forward to this documentary, the man is incredible, extraordinary, would love to see him dance in the flesh. Sadly the documentary was dull and disappointing. Worth watching for the most fabulous dancing I have ever seen. can't wait to see him dancing this summer

the career of Sergey Polunin. this is the subject of this beautiful documentary. a ballet star, "Bad boy", seductive subject for media, for his tattoos, revolt, eccentricity. in London, in Moscow, making a great motivational short film. hard work. passion and hate about a way who not seems be, always, him. dialogues. images. confessions. and the portrait , a great portrait, discovered step by step. this could be all. sure, it is a film about a boy from East and about his huge talent. it is a film about ballet and its deep sacrifices. it is a film about glory of a young man. and about the errors. or, about the second chance and the reconciliation with the past. short, it is a film who must see. because, the chances are not small, in a delicate - precise manner, it could be a film for yourself. and this does it more than an expected ordinary documentary- the story of the Ukrainian young man has, at different level, each sin and virtue who define the contemporary life. but it is more than a newspaper article or a motivational book. it is a good support for discover, again, the essence of life. this is all.

This wonderful documentary about an amazing dancer is definitely worth watching if you love ballet. He's a totally fabulous dancer who is currently considered to be the best male ballet dancer in the world. He's often compared to Nureyev with his high leaps, pirouettes, fouettes, and nearly perfect technique. He also seems to be a genuinely good guy who lost his way in his early 20's, having reached the peak of his dancing skills and being named the youngest Principal dancer of the London Royal Opera Ballet at the age of 19.The separation from his family at an early age left him wondering if it was all worth it. He decided to quit dancing and left the Royal Ballet in his early 20's only to discover that he really loved dancing, and could not see himself never dancing again. After leaving the Royal Ballet, he was dubbed by the press as "the bad boy of ballet" after admitting to drug use and getting numerous tattoos. He has fortunately returned to dancing. His video "Take Me to Church" can be seen on YouTube and has had close to 17 million hits. His current dance and life partner is the beautiful ballerina Natalia Osipova.

Dancer is not just a film about dance or a dancer, it's a human story, powerful, touching: it opens a window on Sergei Polunin's life, on the choices and the difficulties of a boy whose genius is a blessing and a curse in the same time. Scene after scene we feel like it was our, the dedication, the sacrifice, the pressure to achieve success and then, the disillusionment, the rebellion against a fate planned for him since childhood and against the system. Dancer doesn't give you answers to existential questions but leaves you with at least two certainties: Sergei Polunin it's a true, amazing artist and...if he is a "bad boy", you are the Queen Elizabeth!