Only When I Dance


1h 18m 2009

Brief Synopsis

Two teenage ballet dancers from the working-class favelas of Rio are determined to dance their way to a better life, but to do so they must battle against harsh prejudice, doubt and some of the best dancers in the world.

Film Details

Also Known As
Vida Ballet
MPAA Rating
Genre
Dance
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Distribution Company
Film Movement

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 18m

Synopsis

Two teenage ballet dancers from the working-class favelas of Rio are determined to dance their way to a better life, but to do so they must battle against harsh prejudice, doubt and some of the best dancers in the world.

Film Details

Also Known As
Vida Ballet
MPAA Rating
Genre
Dance
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Distribution Company
Film Movement

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 18m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2009

Released in United States June 2009

Released in United States Summer July 2, 2010

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Document) June 17-28, 2009.

Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (World Documentary Feature Competition) April 22-May 3, 2009.)

Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 15-22, 2009.

Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (World Documentary Feature Competition) April 22-May 3, 2009.

Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Document) June 17-28, 2009.)

Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 15-22, 2009.)

Released in United States Summer July 2, 2010 (New York City)