Mao’s Last Dancer

Mao’s Last Dancer

Before you can fly, you have to be free.

6.6 /10 119 votes
October 1, 2009 1h 57m Released

Storyline

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.

Key Information

Director Bruce Beresford
Writers Jan Sardi, Cunxin Li
Studio Great Scott Productions Pty. Ltd.
Rating 6.6/10
Language EN
Budget $25,000,000

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Cast & Crew

Amanda Schull

Amanda Schull

Elizabeth Mackey

Chi Cao

Chi Cao

Li Cunxin - adult

Chengwu Guo

Li Cunxin - teenage

Wen Bin Huang

Li Cunxin - boy

Joan Chen

Joan Chen

Niang

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

Ben Stevenson

Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle MacLachlan

Charles Foster

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

US Federal Judge

Camilla Vergotis

Mary McKendry

Madeleine Eastoe

Lori

Steven Heathcote

Bobby Cordner

Aden Young

Aden Young

Dilworth

Frequently Asked Questions

Mao’s Last Dancer was released on October 1, 2009.

The runtime of Mao’s Last Dancer is 1h 57m.

Mao’s Last Dancer is a Drama, Romance movie.

Mao’s Last Dancer has a rating of 6.6 out of 10 on TMDB.

Mao’s Last Dancer is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Mao’s Last Dancer was directed by Bruce Beresford.

The main cast of Mao’s Last Dancer includes Amanda Schull, Chi Cao, Chengwu Guo.

Mao’s Last Dancer is originally in English.