Mao’s Last Dancer(2009)
Before you can fly, you have to be free.
Synopsis
At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he falls in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet.
Directed by Bruce Beresford
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Cast
Bruce Greenwood
Ben Stevenson
Kyle MacLachlan
Charles Foster
Joan Chen
Niang
Chi Cao
Li Cunxin - adult
Amanda Schull
Elizabeth Mackey
Wang Shuangbao
Dia
Aden Young
Dilworth
Jack Thompson
Judge Woodrow Seals
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Cynthia Dodds
Chengwu Guo
Li Cunxin - teenage
Wen Bin Huang
Li Cunxin - boy
Madeleine Eastoe
Lori
Camilla Vergotis
Mary McKendry
Steven Heathcote
Bobby Cordner
Kip Gamblin
David
Christopher Kirby
Mason
Suzie Steen
Betty Lou
Yang Li
Cunmao - 19 yrs
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When did Mao’s Last Dancer come out?+
Mao’s Last Dancer was released in 2009.
How long is Mao’s Last Dancer?+
Mao’s Last Dancer runs for 117 minutes (1 hour and 57 minutes).
Who directed Mao’s Last Dancer?+
Mao’s Last Dancer was directed by Bruce Beresford.
Who stars in Mao’s Last Dancer?+
Mao’s Last Dancer stars Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen, Chi Cao and Amanda Schull.
Is Mao’s Last Dancer worth watching?+
Mao’s Last Dancer holds a 6.6/10 rating from 126 TMDB users, and is best suited to fans of drama and romance.
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