Mao's Last Dancer
A drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. 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 fell 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.
- Metascore55
- 2009
- 1 Hr 57 Mins
- Documentary, Drama, Music
- PG
A drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. 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 fell 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.
Mao's Last Dancer
2:26
Mao's Last Dancer: Disco
1:23
Mao's Last Dancer: Muffin
0:53
Mao's Last Dancer: Ben And Li
1:36
Mao's Last Dancer: Don Quixote
0:59
Mao's Last Dancer: Don't Let The Turkeys
1:22
Mao's Last Dancer: Li Is Chosen
1:55
Mao's Last Dancer: Liz And Li
1:51
Mao's Last Dancer: Charles Foster
1:30
Mao's Last Dancer: Li's Mother
1:10
Mao's Last Dancer: Making Of Featurette
1:16