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Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)

Before you can fly, you have to be free.

★ 6.6/10 TMDBPG1h 57mDramaRomance
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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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Mao’s Last Dancer Cast

  • Bruce Greenwood

    Bruce Greenwood

    as Ben Stevenson

  • Kyle MacLachlan

    Kyle MacLachlan

    as Charles Foster

  • Joan Chen

    Joan Chen

    as Niang

  • Chi Cao

    Chi Cao

    as Li Cunxin - adult

  • Amanda Schull

    Amanda Schull

    as Elizabeth Mackey

  • Wang Shuangbao

    Wang Shuangbao

    as Dia

  • Aden Young

    Aden Young

    as Dilworth

  • Jack Thompson

    Jack Thompson

    as Judge Woodrow Seals

  • Penne Hackforth-Jones

    Penne Hackforth-Jones

    as Cynthia Dodds

  • C

    Chengwu Guo

    as Li Cunxin - teenage

  • W

    Wen Bin Huang

    as Li Cunxin - boy

  • M

    Madeleine Eastoe

    as Lori

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When was Mao’s Last Dancer released?

Mao’s Last Dancer came out on October 1, 2009.

Is Mao’s Last Dancer worth watching?

Mao’s Last Dancer holds a 6.6/10 average from 126 TMDB user ratings. Viewers generally enjoy it, especially fans of the genre.

How long is Mao’s Last Dancer?

Mao’s Last Dancer runs 117 minutes (1h 57m).

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