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Ballroom Rules

2012 · 77 min

A warm, earnest documentary that follows determined dancers through setbacks and prejudice toward a hard-won, joyful competition.

Tagline
The courage to dance as you are.
Overview
A passionate group of Australian same-sex ballroom dancers battle homophobia, injury and personal drama as they pursue their dream of competing at the Gay Games in Germany.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • justice
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Nickolas Bird, Eleanor Sharpe
Starring
Anny Salerni
Runtime
77 min
Country
Australia, Germany
Languages
English

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