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Summary A drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. 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 fell in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a prin...

Mao's Last Dancer
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 23 Critic Reviews
55
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 18 User Ratings
5.6
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Summary A drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. 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 fell in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a prin...

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 23 Critic Reviews
55
48% Positive
11 Reviews
48% Mixed
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4% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 23 Critic Reviews
55
48% Positive
11 Reviews
48% Mixed
11 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 18 User Ratings
5.6
44% Positive
8 Ratings
22% Mixed
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33% Negative
6 Ratings

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 18 User Ratings
5.6
44% Positive
8 Ratings
22% Mixed
4 Ratings
33% Negative
6 Ratings

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Production Company Great Scott Productions Pty. Ltd.
Release Date Aug 20, 2010
Duration 1 h 57 m
Rating PG
Tagline Before You Can Fly You Have To Be Free.
Australian Film Institute
• 2 Wins & 9 Nominations
IF Awards
7 Nominations
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
4 Nominations