Mao's Last Dancer

The inspirational true story of a small boys extraordinary journey from poverty to international stardom. As an 11 year old boy,  Li Cunxin is plucked from his small poor village by government officials to undergo a grueling apprenticeship as a classical dancer in communist China. Thru determination and hard work, he trains himself to become one of China’s premier dancers and earns the right to travel to the U.S. to dance with the Houston Ballet. MAOS LAST DANCER captures the intoxicating effects of first love and celebrity, the pain of exile, and ultimately the triumph of individual endeavour over ideology.