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  • Bruce Beresford directed the biographical drama.
  • Chi Cao plays Li Cunxin, with Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen and Amanda Schull in supporting roles.
  • The story follows Li from rural China and ballet training in Beijing to a cultural exchange in Houston.
  • The film opened in the United States on August 20, 2010, with a PG rating and a 117-minute theatrical runtime.
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Mao’s Last Dancer is Bruce Beresford’s biographical drama about Li Cunxin, who is selected from rural China to train at the Beijing Dance Academy and later visits Houston on a cultural exchange. Chi Cao plays the adult Li as his artistic ambitions and personal relationships lead to a life-changing decision to remain in the United States.

Bruce Greenwood portrays Houston Ballet artistic director Ben Stevenson, Kyle MacLachlan plays attorney Charles Foster, and Joan Chen appears as Li’s mother. The film received its limited U.S. theatrical release on August 20, 2010; the U.S. listing gives it a 117-minute runtime and a PG rating.

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