---
title: 'Mao''s Last Dancer (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bruce Beresford'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 121
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/maos-last-dancer-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1071812/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mao's Last Dancer (2009)

2009 · 121 min · History · Australia


## Synopsis

Mao's Last Dancer is a 2009 Australian film based on professional dancer Li Cunxin's 2003 autobiographical memoir of the same name. Li Cunxin is portrayed by Birmingham Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Chi Cao, Australian Ballet dancer Chengwu Guo and Huang Wen Bin. The film also stars Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen and Amanda Schull.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bruce Beresford](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-beresford)
- **Screenplay:** [Jan Sardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-sardi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Christopher Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-gordon)
- **Producer:** [Jane Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-scott)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter James](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-james)
- **Editor:** [Mark Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-warner-2)

## Cast

- [Penne Hackforth-Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/penne-hackforth-jones)
- [Amanda Schull](https://cinepixo.com/people/amanda-schull)
- [Joan Chen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-chen)
- [Kyle MacLachlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyle-maclachlan)
- [Bruce Greenwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-greenwood)

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Official site: http://www.maoslastdancermovie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/maos-last-dancer-2009
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