Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)

Directors

Bruce Beresford

Cast

Chi Cao, Chengwu Guo, Amanda Schull, Jack Thompson, Sam Anderson, Kyle MacLachlan, Bruce Greenwood, Joan Chen, Alice Parkinson

The story

During Mao's Cultural Revolution, 11-year-old Chinese boy Li Cunxin resides in a rural village commune in Shandong Province, destined to labour in the fields. As often occurred in those times, government officials fanning out across the nation seeking young candidates for centralized training arrive at his school. At first bypassed but selected after a plea by his teacher during the school visit, Li seems bewildered although piqued by the gruff preliminary inspection screening at the provincial capital city of Qingdao.

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