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.
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Cast & Crew
Bruce Greenwood
Ben Stevenson
Kyle MacLachlan
Charles Foster
Joan Chen
Niang
Chi Cao
Li Cunxin - adult
Amanda Schull
Elizabeth Mackey
Wang Shuangbao
Dia
Aden Young
Dilworth
Jack Thompson
Judge Woodrow Seals
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Cynthia Dodds
Chengwu Guo
Li Cunxin - teenage
Wen Bin Huang
Li Cunxin - boy
Madeleine Eastoe
Lori
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 Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen.
Mao’s Last Dancer is originally in English.