Mao's Last Dancer (2009)

Directed by: Bruce Beresford

Cast: Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen, Chi Cao, Amanda Schull

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Screening Times
OFF-SALE: Sun Sep 13, 4:00 PM – WINTER GARDEN THEATRE
OFF-SALE: Wed Sep 16, 9:00 AM – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 1
Sat Sep 19, 12:45 PM – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 2

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Synopsis: Adapted from his internationally best-selling memoir, the film tells the true story of Li Cunxin, a Chinese-trained ballet dancer. Plucked from his childhood village, subjected to years of vigorous training and threatened during the Cultural Revolution, Cunxin decides to leave China at great risk to himself and those he loves, for an uncertain future.

Programme: Special Presentations

Language: English, Mandarin

Country: Australia

Runtime: 117 minutes

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