Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)
"Before you can fly, you have to be free."
6.5 (120 votes)
1h 57m
October 1, 2009
English
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.
Director
Bruce Beresford
Writers
Jan Sardi
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Original Title
Mao’s Last Dancer
Status
Released
Budget
$25,000,000
Revenue
$23,914,731
Production
Great Scott Productions Pty. Ltd.