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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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