Country
Canada
Date
Sep 13, 2009
Note
Toronto International Film Festival
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1h 57min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jack Thompson | US Federal Judge |
| Camilla Vergotis | Mary McKendry |
| Madeleine Eastoe | Lori |
| Steven Heathcote | Bobby Cordner |
| Aden Young | Dilworth |
| Wang Shuangbao | |
| Barbara Bush | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| George H. W. Bush | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Mao Zedong | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Bruce Greenwood | |
| Kip Gamblin | David |
| George Ellis | Houston Ballet Conductor |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Mao’s Last Dancer |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | 普通话, English |
| Paesi di produzione | Australia, China |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Great Scott Productions Pty. Ltd. |
| Data di uscita | 1 ottobre 2009 |
| Exec. Producer | Troy Lum |
| Producer | Sue MacKay, Geng Ling, Jane Scott |
| Writer | Jan Sardi, Cunxin Li |
| Editors | Mark Warner |
| Cinematography | Peter James |
| Asst. Directors | Bruce Beresford |
| Camera Operators | Peter James |
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| Add. Photography | Peter James |
| Production Design | Herbert Pinter, Elaine Kusmishko, Kerrie Brown |
| Art Direction | Elaine Kusmishko, Kerrie Brown, Herbert Pinter |
| Set Decoration | Kerrie Brown, Elaine Kusmishko, Herbert Pinter |
| Composer | Christopher Gordon |
| Sound | Christopher Gordon |
| Costume Design | Anna Borghesi, Ziggy Golden, Maree McDonald, Xin Mu |
| Makeup | Xin Mu, Ziggy Golden, Maree McDonald, Anna Borghesi |
| Hairstyling | Ziggy Golden, Maree McDonald, Xin Mu, Anna Borghesi |
| Budget | 25.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 23.914.731 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
Australia
Date
Oct 01, 2009
Certification
PG
Country
New Zealand
Date
Mar 04, 2010
Certification
PG
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jun 17, 2010
Certification
12
Country
United States
Date
Aug 20, 2010
Certification
PG
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Country
Germany
Date
Nov 03, 2010
Certification
6
Country
Greece
Date
Jan 19, 2012
Certification
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