Does Mao’s Last Dancer end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 85% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mao’s Last Dancer sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mao’s Last Dancer easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mao’s Last Dancer scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mao’s Last Dancer violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Mao’s Last Dancer

Name: Mao’s Last Dancer
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2009
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen, Chi Cao, Amanda Schull

Before you can fly, you have to be free.

Directed by Bruce Beresford

Produced by Great Scott Productions Pty. Ltd.

2009117 min6.6 / 10

An inspiring true story of a young dancer's journey from rural poverty under communist control to artistic freedom and love in the West.

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.

Clusters

Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Wartime Romance Religious Guilt And Temptation Love Triangles and Complicated Choices Government Oppression Dramas

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Dance Dancer Village Ballet Dancer Rags To Riches Based On True Story Promise Ballet Communism

Questions people ask

Does Mao’s Last Dancer end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.
Is Mao’s Last Dancer sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Mao’s Last Dancer easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is Mao’s Last Dancer scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Mao’s Last Dancer violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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