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Consumer Advice:
Infrequent mild violence and coarse language
Genre:
Drama
Running Time:
117
minutes
Release Date:
1 October 2009
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Director
Bruce Beresford
Main cast
Kyle MacLachlan, Bruce Greenwood, Joan Chen, Amanda Schull
Synopsis
Mao's Last Dancer is a drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. In 1961, China was suffering terribly from disease and deprivation. Li Cunxin, his parents' and their six sons, lived in a small house and for years were on the verge of starvation. But when he was eleven years old, Madame Mao decided to revive the Peking Dance Academy, and sent her men into the countryside searching for children to attend. Chosen on the basis of his physique alone, Li Cunxin was taken from his family and sent to the city for rigorous training. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he fell in love with an American woman. Two years later, he defected from China and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet.
It is the story of how a small, terrified, lonely boy became one of the greatest ballet dancers in the world. Mao's Last Dancer is an unforgettable film of hope and courage.
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