Dance Challenge

Dance Challenge

94 mins | Comedy, Music | May 22, 2002

A musical comedy set to a hip-hop beat, the feature debut from actress-turned-director Blanca Li finds a dedicated young breakdancer abandoning his comfortable life in a bid for fame in the U.S.A. Dropping out of school and leaving home to escape his overbearing mother, 18-year-old David dedicates all of his time to perfecting his moves with his dance team, the Urban Cycle Breakers. As David and his team begin gearing-up to face-off against a rival group of intimidating dancers, his dreams of finding romance with Samia and making it to the world dance finals in New York finally seem to be coming into focus.

Dance Challenge

94 mins | Comedy, Music | May 22, 2002

Dance Challenge
A musical comedy set to a hip-hop beat, the feature debut from actress-turned-director Blanca Li finds a dedicated young breakdancer abandoning his comfortable life in a bid for fame in the U.S.A. Dropping out of school and leaving home to escape his overbearing mother, 18-year-old David dedicates all of his time to perfecting his moves with his dance team, the Urban Cycle Breakers. As David and his team begin gearing-up to face-off against a rival group of intimidating dancers, his dreams of finding romance with Samia and making it to the world dance finals in New York finally seem to be coming into focus.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers
Original title Le défi
Directors Blanca Li
Writers Gérard Martin

Cast

Amanda Lear

as Birgit

Blanca Li

as Elena

Benjamin Chaouat

as David

Sofia Boutella

as Samia

Marco Prince

as Monzon

Christophe Salengro

as Hippolyte

Fatiha Cheriguene

as La mère algérienne

Florence De Rives

as Milano dinner guest

Marie France

as La cliente bourgeoise

Steve Nestar

as Manu

Soda Pop

as Jury member