Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)
• October 1st, 2009 • 1h 57min
Drama, Romance
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
General Cleaning
Released on: 2020-01-01
Drama
During a general cleaning weekend in his village house an old cemetery groundskeeper discovers that ...
Her Children
Released on: 1957-02-22
Drama
Events take place in an isolated mountaineous village where a rabid dog bites the son of Fatime. The...
Antonia's Line
Released on: 1995-09-21
Drama, Comedy
After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Anton...
Brother of Sleep
Released on: 1995-09-08
Drama
In the beginning of the 19th century, Johannes Elias Alder is born in a small village in the Austria...
All the President's Men
Released on: 1976-04-09
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate s...
The Jazz Singer
Released on: 1927-10-06
Drama, Music
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects...
The Gold Rush
Released on: 1925-07-13
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl...
Paths of Glory
Released on: 1957-10-25
War, Drama
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within t...
I'll Meet You There
Released on: 2020-08-15
Drama, Thriller
A Muslim cop goes undercover at his estranged father's mosque while his daughter hides her passion f...
Sky Lovers
Released on: 2002-01-01
Drama, Romance
In a picturesque Guangxi village, deaf Wang Jiakuan falls for Zhu Ling, who is already in love with ...
Fontelonga
Released on: 2013-07-08
Drama, Documentary
Fontelonga is a village of Trás-os-Montes, in the interior of Portugal. A mirror of exile in the eye...
Valiant Hearts
Released on: 2022-05-11
Drama
In August 1942, during the Second World War, Six Jewish children are trying to escape the Nazis. The...
Courtship
Released on: 1987-01-01
Drama
In 1915, Elizabeth has fallen in love with Horace Robedaux, a young man her father condemns as a "wi...
True
Released on: 2021-04-30
Thriller, Drama
The mysterious circumstances around the death of Vignesh's father leads him down a path filled with ...
Jerry & Marge Go Large
Released on: 2022-10-20
Comedy, Drama
The remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massa...
Practise Makes
Released on: 2022-10-28
Drama, Fantasy
A ballet dancer moves and shifts in a space unknown.
Fat Chance
Released on: 2016-10-22
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Alison, an overweight dental assistant, is challenged to find her self-worth when she falls into an ...
gül
Released on: 2024-01-24
Family, Drama, Comedy
A summer day amidst languages, meals, and misunderstandings. Gül, far away from home, works in a Tu...
The tree children from Volo
Released on: 1957-01-01
Comedy, Romance
In love with the village's belle, a passionate nineteen-year-old suitor from Volos and his two frien...
Heavenly Creatures
Released on: 1994-09-12
Drama, Fantasy
Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, broodi...