Mao's Last Dancer (2009)

Original title

Mao’s Last Dancer

Directed by

Bruce Beresford

Genre

biographical film

Country

Australia

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 123 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a boy from rural China who is chosen to train as a ballet dancer. He rises to become a star performer, but faces a difficult choice between his homeland and his desire for freedom in America.

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What happens

Mao's Last Dancer is a 2009 Australian film based on professional dancer Li Cunxin's 2003 autobiographical memoir of the same name. Li Cunxin is portrayed by Birmingham Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Chi Cao, Australian Ballet dancer Chengwu Guo and Huang Wen Bin. The film also stars Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen and Amanda Schull. The film premiered on 13 September 2009, at the Toronto International Film Festival. General release in Australia and New Zealand began on 1 October 2009. It began screening in the United States on 33 screens in August 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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