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Dancing Through the Shadow

20211h 50mMovieStreaming now

This is a riveting narrative of the life of Tia Zhang, a young Chinese ballerina who came of age during the reign of Mao Zedong.

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Ballet

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Cast

Kristina Tonteri-YoungTia
Glee DangoYoung Tia
Jonathan KimJason
Uni ParkTia's Mother
Mung-Ling TsuiNai Nai
Russell YuenBaba
Marianna PhungTia's Sister
Crystal YuChun
Daniel JunShi
Brittany BristowLouise Turner
Ian HoShuang (Age 6 / 8)
Anastasia MarininaElena
Jinny WongDai Aileen
Jeff YungGeneral Secretary Youth League

Details

Director: Leif Bristow
Writers: Agnes Bristow
Release date: September 1, 2021
Runtime: 1h 50m
Original language: English
Studios: Leif Films

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