Summary
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 falls in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet.
Details
Release Date: October 1, 2009
Runtime: 117 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 6.6/10 (125 votes)
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Cast
Bruce Greenwood
Ben Stevenson
Kyle MacLachlan
Charles Foster
Joan Chen
Niang
Chi Cao
Li Cunxin - adult
Amanda Schull
Elizabeth Mackey
Wang Shuangbao
Dia
Aden Young
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Jack Thompson
Judge Woodrow Seals
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Cynthia Dodds
Steven Heathcote
Bobby Cordner
Kip Gamblin
David
Christopher Kirby
Mason
Suzie Steen
Betty Lou
Ferdinand Hoang
Consul Zhang
Jiao Gang
Teacher Gao
Yue Xiuqing
Madame Official
Alice Parkinson
Assistant Stage Manager
Deni Hines
Anita Jones
Ted Maynard
Newsreader
Nicholas Hammond
TV Reporter
Ian Meadows
WTC Backstage Manager
Jane Harders
Senator's Wife