Mao’s Last Dancer
Mao's Last Dancer is a 2009 Australian film based on the life of professional dancer Li Cunxin. The story follows Li's journey from a rural village in China, where he is chosen by government officials for ballet training, to his defection to the United States and subsequent career as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and the Australian Ballet.
ReleasedOct 1, 2009
Budget$25M
Box Office$24M
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Mao’s Last Dancer
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George H. W. Bush
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Mao Zedong
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Charles Foster
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Bruce Greenwood
Ben Stevenson
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Elizabeth Mackey
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Barbara Bush
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
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