About this movie
- Genres:
- Documentary, Drama
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:34:39
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 2011
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Aran Bell
- Gaya Bommer Yemini
- Michaela Deprince
- Miko Fogarty
- Jules Fogarty
- Joan Sebastian Zamora
- Rebecca Houseknecht
- Denys Ganio
- Viktor Kabaniaev
- Michelle Lees
Directors
- Bess Kargman
Producers
- Bess Kargman
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First Position
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
96%
percent positive reviews
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Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
It does a great job developing its characters through its visuals - these are superphysical kids - and honing in on family dynamics.
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Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
If you have a yearning to feel awkward, inadequate and lazy, watching the whirling teenage (and preteen) talents in director Bess Kargman's First Position will do the trick.
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
When it's over, you won't remember so much about who won and who lost. Instead, what remains is the expression on a young dancer's face, reflected in a mirror: showing the joy of being in love with...
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Tom Long, Detroit News
A number of the performances are plain stunning - Aran and Joan, in particular, seem born to move - and in many ways watching the movie is like watching a sporting event; there are winners and...
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Amy Hitt, Washington Post
It's an intense journey, and Kargman captures it all, down to the dancers' bloodied and bruised feet.
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