Mao's Last Dancer


1h 57m 2010

Brief Synopsis

The rags-to-riches story of Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin who, at age 11, was chosen to train at Madam Mao's Beijing Dance Academy and later went on to become one of the world's greatest dancers.

Film Details

Also Known As
El prodigio, prodigio
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Dance
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Ato Pictures; Screen Australia
Distribution Company
Samuel Goldwyn Films; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; Capelight Pictures; Central Film Verleih Gmbh; Filmcompagniet; Golden Village; Nu-Metro; PathT International; SF Studios; Samuel Goldwyn Films; Sf Norge; Village Roadshow Limited; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
United States; Australia; China

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m

Synopsis

The rags-to-riches story of Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin who, at age 11, was chosen to train at Madam Mao's Beijing Dance Academy and later went on to become one of the world's greatest dancers.

Film Details

Also Known As
El prodigio, prodigio
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Dance
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Ato Pictures; Screen Australia
Distribution Company
Samuel Goldwyn Films; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; Capelight Pictures; Central Film Verleih Gmbh; Filmcompagniet; Golden Village; Nu-Metro; PathT International; SF Studios; Samuel Goldwyn Films; Sf Norge; Village Roadshow Limited; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
United States; Australia; China

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States August 20, 2010

Released in United States on Video July 26, 2011

Released in United States 2010

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Special Presentations) May 20-June 13, 2010.

Based on the memoir "Mao's Last Dancer" written by Li Cunxin; published by Putnam March 1, 2004.

Released in United States August 20, 2010

Released in United States on Video July 26, 2011

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Special Presentations) May 20-June 13, 2010.)