Directed by:
Bruce BeresfordScreenplay:
Jan SardiCinematography:
Peter JamesComposer:
Christopher GordonCast:
Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen, Chi Cao, Amanda Schull, Jack Thompson, Alice Parkinson, Aden Young, Gang Jiao, Christopher Kirby, Mao Zedong (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
From internationally acclaimed Australian film director Bruce Beresford comes the inspirational true story of a small boy's extraordinary journey from poverty to international stardom. From a gruelling apprenticeship as a classical dancer in communist China, to the glory of creative freedom in America. But, there is a painful price to be paid for his quest for self expression. Mao's Last Dancer captures the intoxicating effects of first love and celebrity, the pain of exile, and ultimately the triumph of individual endeavor over ideology. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Bruce Greenwood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/716/162716504_1f11e5.jpg)
Bruce Greenwood
Canada
Best movies:
First Blood (1982)
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Star Trek (2009)
![Kyle MacLachlan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/539/162539389_dc866c.jpg)
Kyle MacLachlan
USA
Best movies:
The Doors (1991)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Inside Out (2015)
![Joan Chen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/873/162873145_530333.jpg)
Joan Chen
China
Best movies:
The Last Emperor (1987)
Heaven & Earth (1993)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
Chi Cao
Best movies:
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
![Amanda Schull](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/400/400492_2879e2.jpg)
Amanda Schull
USA
Best movies:
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Center Stage (2000)
J. Edgar (2011)
![Jack Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274489_568c08.jpg)
Jack Thompson
Australia
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Wake in Fright (1971)
Short Circuit (1986)
![Alice Parkinson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/414/414871_234b1c.jpg)
Alice Parkinson
Best movies:
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
The Cup (2011)
![Aden Young](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/919/160919983_7926f4.png)
Aden Young
Canada
Best movies:
Black Robe (1991)
Paradise Road (1997)
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)
Gang Jiao
China
Best movies:
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Keep Cool (1997)
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (2006)
![Christopher Kirby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/517/517975_67e101.jpg)
Christopher Kirby
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Upgrade (2018)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
![Mao Zedong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901388_7d94a1.jpg)
Mao Zedong
China
Best movies:
Nixon (1995)
WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1971) - a.f.
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Reed Luplau
Best movies:
Five Dances (2012)
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
![Ian Meadows](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/560/159560787_843523.jpg)
Ian Meadows
Australia
Best movies:
Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away (2011) (TV movie)
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Scare Campaign (2016)
Sam Anderson
Best movies:
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Drown (2015)
Fan Wang
Best movies:
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Graham Gall
Best movies:
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Laurence Fuller
Best movies:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Shuangbao Wang
China
Best movies:
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002)
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
No Man's Land (2013)
Jon-Claire Lee
Best movies:
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Nim's Island (2008)
Kip Gamblin
Australia
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)