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A drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. 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 fell 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.
Director: Bruce Beresford Writers: Jan Sardi (screenplay), Cunxin Li (autobiography) Stars: Chi Cao, Bruce Greenwood and Kyle MacLachlan
A drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. 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 fell 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.