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MAO'S LAST DANCER (Past Film)
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Completed - ENGLISH, MANDARIN - Drama - 117 minutes

Previous markets

  • Toronto 2009 (Premiere)
  • AFM 2009 (Screening)
  • Berlin EFM 2010 (Screening)
  • Cannes 2010 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2009

Director(s) : Bruce BERESFORD
Writer(s) : Jane SARDI
Cast : Bruce GREENWOOD, Kyle MACLACHLAN, Joan CHEN, Chi CAO

Producer(s) : Jane SCOTT

Synopsis

The inspirational true story of famous ballet dancer Li Cunxin, adapted from his
best-selling autobiography. The story of how, amidst the chaos of Mao’s Cultural
Revolution, he was chosen to leave his peasant family and sent on an amazing
journey towards freedom and personal triumph. Li’s story unfolds as China was
emerging from Mao’s deluded grand vision. It couldn’t have been a better time for
him to discover the West and for the West to discover him. Li overcomes adversity,
discovering and exploring his natural abilities and talent as a great dancer. This not
only meant dealing with his own physical limitations but also with the punishment
given by a highly suspicious and paranoid Chinese government after Li’s defection
to the USA.
In America, Li found a completely different and captivating new world but there
were other difficulties he could never have imagined. And every night he danced for
the family that he was forced to leave as a child.

Production

Country(ies) : AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIA ENTERTAINMENT O
CANADA MONGREL MEDIA I
CZECH REPU HOLLYWOOD CLASS
GERMANY TELEPOOL GMBH
GREECE FILMTRADE
GREECE SEVEN FILMS
GREECE SPENTZOS FILM S
LEBANON EAGLE FILMS
MEXICO Apr 13, 2012 AMAROK FILMS SA
NETHERLAND SEPTEMBER FILM
POLAND MONOLITH FILMS
PORTUGAL VC MULTIMEDIA
PORTUGAL NOS LUSOMUNDO A
SINGAPORE GOLDEN VILLAGE
SPAIN Dec 17, 2010 A CONTRACORRIEN
SWEDEN Sep 03, 2010 SF STUDIOS
TAIWAN CINEPLEX DEVELO
USA ATO PICTURES
USA SAMUEL GOLDWYN

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