MAO'S LAST DANCER - SpotlightAsia!

127 min | TBA
A SPOTLIGHT ASIA! FILM
From internationally acclaimed Australian film director, two-time Academy Award® nominee Bruce Beresford, comes the inspirational true story of a small boy’s extraordinary journey from poverty to international stardom through dance, based on Li Cunxin’s critically acclaimed autobiography. A festival favorite in Toronto, MAO’S LAST DANCER captures the intoxicating effects of first love and celebrity, the pain of exile and ultimately the triumph of individual endeavor over ideology. Filmed in China, the U.S. and Australia, with a brilliant performance from newcomer Chi Cao as Li Cunxin, the film is an exhilarating exploration of what it means to be free.