Mao's Last Dancer (film)
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| Directed by | Bruce Beresford |
| Produced by | Jane Scott |
| Screenplay by | Jan Sardi |
| Based on |
Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin |
| Starring |
Chi Cao Bruce Greenwood Kyle MacLachlan Joan Chen Wang Shuangbao Amanda Schull Ferdinand Hoang Penne Hackforth-Jones |
| Music by | Christopher Gordon |
| Cinematography | Peter James |
| Edited by | Mark Warner |
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Great Scott Productions Pty. Ltd.
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| Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
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Running time
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117 minutes |
| Country | Australia United States |
| Language | English Mandarin Chinese |
| Budget | A$25 million |
| Box office | USD $22,269,123 |
Mao's Last Dancer is a 2009 Australian film based on professional dancer Li Cunxin's autobiography of the same name. Li Cunxin is portrayed by Birmingham Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Chi Cao (simplified Chinese: 曹驰; traditional Chinese: 曹馳; pinyin: Cáo Chí), Australian Ballet dancer Chengwu Guo (Chinese: 郭承武; pinyin: Guō Chéngwǔ) and Huang Wen Bin. The film also stars Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen, Wang Shuangbao and Amanda Schull.
The film premiered on 13 September 2009, at the Toronto International Film Festival. General release in Australia and New Zealand began on 1 October 2009. It began screening in the United States on 33 screens in August 2010.
In the era of Mao's Cultural Revolution (in the 60s), 11-year-old Chinese boy Li Cunxin resides in a rural village commune in Shandong Province, destined to labour in the fields. As often occurred in those times, government officials fanning out across the nation seeking young candidates for centralized training arrive at this school. At first bypassed but selected after a plea by his teacher during the school visit, Li seems bewildered although piqued by the gruff preliminary inspection screening at the provincial capital city of Qingdao. Forwarded to a Beijing audition for a place in Madame Mao's Dance Academy, he is admitted for ballet training based on a series of physique and flexibility examinations.
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