2009
6.6 (114 votes)
1h 57m
Genres
Drama
Romance
Production Companies
Great Scott Productions Pty. Ltd.
Mao’s Last Dancer
Before you can fly, you have to be free.
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.
Key Crew
Director: Bruce Beresford
Director of Photography: Peter James
Screenplay: Jan Sardi
Producer: Jane Scott
Top Cast
Videos
Mao's Last Dancer - Official HD Trailer by Bruce Beresford
