Film · 2009 · Drama
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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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.
8 principal cast
Mao’s Last Dancer (2009) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 57m drama directed by Bruce Beresford is rated 6.6/10 by 126 viewers.
Mao’s Last Dancer was released on October 1, 2009.
Mao’s Last Dancer was directed by Bruce Beresford.
Mao’s Last Dancer has a runtime of 117 minutes (1h 57m).
Mao’s Last Dancer is categorized as Drama, Romance.
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