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Dancing Through the Shadow (2021)
110 min | Drama

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Dancing Through the Shadow (2021)

110 min | Drama

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. The story takes place in Beijing, China, and spans over a period of nearly 50 years, blending the most ...See moreThis is a riveting narrative of the life of Tia Zhang, a young Chinese ballerina who came of age during the reign of Mao Zedong. The story takes place in Beijing, China, and spans over a period of nearly 50 years, blending the most intimate moments of Tia's personal life with a whirlwind of horrific historic events. At the age of twenty, she was promised to an arranged marriage but fought for her freedom to choose her own future when she met and fell in love with a young military athlete her family refused to accept. In 1966, with the onset of The Cultural Revolution, she came under attack by Red Guards and for the next few years, she lived in constant fear as the execution of unspoken atrocities became the order of the day. While Tia managed to escape many of those atrocities, the man she loved was not so fortunate. Wrongly accused of committing crimes against the communist government, he was branded as a traitor, and condemned to a labour camp with no guarantee that he would ever return to Beijing. Tia eventually faced a similar fate and was sent away to live in a crowded, filthy, barracks where she worked from dawn to dusk in rice paddies, isolated from everyone she loved, including her precious 56-day-old son. Written by Mark Rainmaker See less

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45 cast members

Name	Known for
Kristina Tonteri-Young Tia Tia See fewer	Outside the Wire (2021)
Jonathan Kim Jason Jason See fewer	Station Eleven (2021)
Uni Park Tia's Mother Tia's Mother See fewer	The Art of War (2000)
Mung-Ling Tsui Nai Nai Nai Nai See fewer	The Sentinel (2006)
Russell Yuen Baba Baba See fewer	Thanksgiving (I) (2023)
Marianna Phung Tia's Sister Tia's Sister See fewer	Pillow Talk (2022)
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Jinny Wong Dai Aileen Dai Aileen See fewer	BlackBerry (2023)
Jeff Yung General Secretary Youth League General Secretary Youth League See fewer	Kung Fu (2021)
Henry Kwok Mr. Wong Mr. Wong See fewer	Mother! (2017)
John Ng Soldier Wu Soldier Wu See fewer	Kim's Convenience (2016)
David Ming State Farm Soldier State Farm Soldier See fewer	Dancing Through the Shadow (2021)
Brent Crawford John Fraser John Fraser See fewer	XIII: The Series (2011)
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Lisa Truong Red Guard Red Guard See fewer	Shazam! (2019)
Aura Carcueva Resident's Committee Woman Resident's Committee Woman See fewer	12 Monkeys (2015)
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Alan Tang Male Red Guard #2 Male Red Guard #2 See fewer	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
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Keifer Li Peasant Wong Peasant Wong See fewer	Dancing Through the Shadow (2021)
Alexander Wong Loud Student #2 Loud Student #2 See fewer	The New Romantic (2018)
Nomin Bayasgalan Loud Student #1 Loud Student #1 See fewer	Burn Your Maps (2016)
Amelia Hironaka Dancer Dancer See fewer	Dancing Through the Shadow (2021)
Elizabeth Christine Lee Dancer Dancer See fewer	The Next Step (2013)
Kaela Willey Dancer Dancer See fewer	American Gods (2017)
Jacqueline Olivia Lee Dancer Dancer See fewer	Dancing Through the Shadow (2021)
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Masami T. Clarke Mrs. Li Mrs. Li See fewer	Orphan Black: Echoes (2023)
Glee Dango Young Tia Young Tia See fewer	Henry Danger: The Movie
Marcia Gleeson Elizabeth MacCallum Elizabeth MacCallum See fewer	Dancing Through the Shadow (2021)
Neil Lu Young Shuang Young Shuang See fewer	For the Record (2020)
Neil Emmanuel Lu Shuang Shuang See fewer	Nightbooks (2021)
Rhett Morita State Farm Soldier State Farm Soldier See fewer	Plastic Love (2005)
Mark Rainmaker Teacher Teacher See fewer	Marked (II) (2017)
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Jade Whitney Dancer Dancer See fewer	Schitt's Creek (2015)
Dante Zee Red Guard #10 Red Guard #10 See fewer	Creeped Out (2017)
Kate Zhang Red Guard Red Guard See fewer	Dancing Through the Shadow (2021)