‘Dancer’ documentary leads Cork Film Fest line-up

A feast of more than 70 feature films, 52 documentaries, and 100 shorts will delight movie buffs at Ireland’s oldest film festival this year.

The 61st Cork Film Festival kicked off last night with the screening of a critically acclaimed documentary about the life of bad-boy ballet star Sergei Polunin.

Directed by Academy Award-nominee Steven Cantor, the Irish premiere of Dancer opened the festival at the Gate Cinema.