Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)
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.
Where to watch Mao’s Last Dancer
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Amazon Prime Video | Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube +1 | Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube +1 |
| Australia | Stan | JustWatch TV, Apple TV, Amazon Video, YouTube | Apple TV, Amazon Video, YouTube |
| New Zealand | — | Apple TV, JustWatch TV, Amazon Video | Apple TV, Amazon Video |
| Germany | ARD Plus, Magenta TV+ | Amazon Video, YouTube, maxdome, Freenet meinVOD | Amazon Video, YouTube, maxdome |
| Spain | Filmin, Acontra Plus | Apple TV, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Acontra Plus | Apple TV, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video |
| Mexico | Nuestro Cine MX | — | — |
| South Korea | wavve, Watcha | wavve | — |
| Sweden | — | Blockbuster | Blockbuster |
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What is Mao’s Last Dancer about?
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. Mao’s Last Dancer is a Drama, Romance movie, released on 2009-10-01, runtime 117 minutes.
Is Mao’s Last Dancer worth watching?
TMDB users rate Mao’s Last Dancer 6.6 out of 10 from 126 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Mao’s Last Dancer?
In the United States, Mao’s Last Dancer streams on Amazon Prime Video and can be rented from Amazon Video and Apple TV. The table on this page lists 7 more countries. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Bruce Beresford
Cast
- Bruce Greenwood as Ben Stevenson
- Kyle MacLachlan as Charles Foster
- Joan Chen as Niang
- Chi Cao as Li Cunxin - adult
- Amanda Schull as Elizabeth Mackey
- Wang Shuangbao as Dia
- Aden Young as Dilworth
- Jack Thompson as Judge Woodrow Seals
- Penne Hackforth-Jones as Cynthia Dodds
- Chengwu Guo as Li Cunxin - teenage
- Wen Bin Huang as Li Cunxin - boy
- Madeleine Eastoe as Lori
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Sources
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