Where to Watch
Country:
Streaming
Rent
Buy
Ads
Streaming availability data powered byJustWatch
Overview
"Before you can fly, you have to be free."
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.
Score Distribution
Score Distribution
84.3/100
Very Good
90-100
42%(1235)
80-89
28%(824)
70-79
18%(529)
60-69
8%(235)
50-59
3%(88)
0-49
1%(29)
Total Reviews: 2,940Based on user ratings
Details
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Release Date
- October 1, 2009
- Languages
- Mandarin, English
- Director
- Production
- Production Countries
- Australia, China
Financial Performance
Loss
Budget vs Revenue for Mao’s Last Dancer
Loss
$1.1M
ROI: 96%•Margin: -4.3%
