Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)

Name: Mao’s Last Dancer
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2009
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Amanda Schull, Chi Cao, Chengwu Guo, Wen Bin Huang, Joan Chen

1h 57m Australia, China

Drama Romance

Plot

At just 11 years old, Li is taken from his impoverished village in China by Madame Mao's cultural representatives to train in ballet in Beijing. During a 1979 cultural exchange in Texas, he meets and falls for an American woman. After two years, Li successfully defects, embarking on a remarkable journey that sees him shine as a principal dancer with the Houston Ballet and later as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet. His story is one of passion, resilience, and the pursuit of artistic freedom amidst political constraints.

Cast

Amanda Schull Chi Cao Chengwu Guo Wen Bin Huang Joan Chen Bruce Greenwood Kyle MacLachlan Jack Thompson Camilla Vergotis Madeleine Eastoe Steven Heathcote Aden Young Wang Shuangbao Barbara Bush George H. W. Bush

Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)

Plot

Cast

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