A look at a Ukrainian ballet prodigy. Year 2017 Video Release 2017-01-31 Studio IFC Films Genre Documentary MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Runtime 85 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Ukrainian-born bad boy of ballet Sergei Polunin became the Royal Ballet's youngest ever principal dancer at age 19. But two years later at the height of his success he walked away from it all, resolving to give up dance entirely. Steven Cantor's Dancer tracks the life of this iconoclastic virtuoso, from his prodigal beginnings in the Ukraine to his awe-inspiring performances in the U.K., Russia, and eventually the U.S., where he went viral after David LaChapelle filmed him dancing to Hozier's Take Me to Church. Yet beyond celebrating the raw talent and wild ambition of Polunin, Dancer considers how wealth and success may not be enough when it comes to finding personal and professional identity. Director Steven Cantor Cast Steven Cantor; Sergei Polunin