Movie
Mao’s Last Dancer
“Before you can fly, you have to be free.”
6.5/10
2009
1h 57m
en
Drama
Romance
Overview
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.
Director
Bruce Beresford
Writers
Jan Sardi
Movie Information
Release Date
October 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 57m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
120
Production
Great Scott Productions Pty. Ltd.
