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Mao’s Last Dancer

Name: Mao’s Last Dancer
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2009-10-01
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Cast: Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen, Chi Cao, Amanda Schull

2009Directed by Bruce Beresford

Drama · Romance1h 57m

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Before you can fly, you have to be free.

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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Bruce GreenwoodBen Stevenson

Kyle MacLachlanCharles Foster

Joan ChenNiang

Chi CaoLi Cunxin - adult

Amanda SchullElizabeth Mackey

Wang ShuangbaoDia

Aden YoungDilworth

Jack ThompsonJudge Woodrow Seals

Penne Hackforth-JonesCynthia Dodds CChengwu GuoLi Cunxin - teenage WWen Bin HuangLi Cunxin - boy MMadeleine EastoeLori

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About Mao’s Last Dancer

How long is Mao’s Last Dancer?: Mao’s Last Dancer runs 1 hour and 57 minutes (117 minutes).
Who directed Mao’s Last Dancer?: Mao’s Last Dancer was directed by Bruce Beresford.
Who is in the cast of Mao’s Last Dancer?: Mao’s Last Dancer stars Bruce Greenwood as Ben Stevenson, Kyle MacLachlan as Charles Foster and Joan Chen as Niang.
What language is Mao’s Last Dancer in?: Mao’s Last Dancer is in English, with some Mandarin.
Is Mao’s Last Dancer family friendly?: Mostly. It is rated PG, so some material may not suit young children.
Is Mao’s Last Dancer based on a true story or a book?: Yes. Mao’s Last Dancer is based on a true story.
Where can I watch Mao’s Last Dancer?: In the United States, Mao’s Last Dancer is streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Availability differs by country: see Stream above for yours.
When was Mao’s Last Dancer released?: Mao’s Last Dancer was released on October 1, 2009.