Movie vs Book

Mao's Last Dancer

Bruce Beresford, 2009

Mao's Last Dancer
Li Cunxin, 2003

Mao’s Last Dancer is a movie directed by Bruce Beresford in 2009 and based on the book of the same name by Li Cunxin, first published in 2003. The movie features Chi Cao, Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Penne Hackforth-Jones, Christopher Kirby, Suzie Steen, and others.

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AUDIOBOOK

Mao's Last Dancer

Read by: Paul English

Storyline

In Maoist China, a boy is separated from his family and undergoes training to become a dancer. However, his entire world is shaken when he is selected to attend a ballet summer school in Houston, Texas, challenging everything he knows.

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Year

2009

Minutes

117

Movie Rate

7.30

Source: IMDb

Movie

Mao's Last Dancer

Director: Bruce Beresford

Country: Australia

Year: 2009

Length: 1h57m

Stars: Chi Cao, Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Penne Hackforth-Jones, Christopher Kirby, Suzie Steen, Madeleine Eastoe, Aden Young, Wen Bin Huang, Shu Guang Liang

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Year

2003

Pages

480

Book Rate

8.18

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Book

Mao's Last Dancer

Author: Li Cunxin

Country: Australia

First published in: 2003

Length: 480 pages

Genre: Biography

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18% No

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27% No

8 votes

3 votes

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