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Dancing Through the Shadow (2021) — Ligoscope

Dancing Through the Shadow

Film · 2021

Dancing Through the Shadow

110 min · Directed by Leif Bristow

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.

Cast

Kristina Tonteri-Young

Kristina Tonteri-Young

Tia

Glee Dango

Glee Dango

Young Tia

Jonathan Kim

Jonathan Kim

Jason

Uni Park

Uni Park

Tia's Mother

Mung-Ling Tsui

Mung-Ling Tsui

Nai Nai

Crew

Director: Leif Bristow
Producer: Agnes Bristow, Leif Bristow, Borga Dorter, Michael A. McLaughlin, Joe Wang
Writer: Agnes Bristow
Editor: Paul Whitehead
Cinematography: Rudolf Blahacek

Details

Studios: Leif Films
Countries: Canada
Release: September 1, 2021

Themes

ballet

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Russell Yuen

Russell Yuen

Baba

Marianna Phung

Marianna Phung

Tia's Sister

Crystal Yu

Crystal Yu

Chun

Daniel Jun

Daniel Jun

Shi

Brittany Bristow

Brittany Bristow

Louise Turner

Ian Ho

Ian Ho

Shuang (Age 6 / 8)

Anastasia Marinina

Anastasia Marinina

Elena

Jinny Wong

Jinny Wong

Dai Aileen

Jeff Yung

Jeff Yung

General Secretary Youth League

Henry Kwok

Henry Kwok

Mr. Wong

Brent Crawford

Brent Crawford

John Fraser

Ethan Hwang

Ethan Hwang

Shuang (Age 14)

Lisa Truong

Lisa Truong

Red Guard

Aura Carcueva

Aura Carcueva

Resident's Committee Woman

Emerson Wong

Emerson Wong

Male Red Guard #1

Scott Dion Brown

Scott Dion Brown

Huang

Alexander Wong

Alexander Wong

Loud Student #2

Nomin Bayasgalan

Nomin Bayasgalan

Loud Student #1

Amelia Hironaka

Dancer

Production Design

Art Direction

Randi Lee Butcher

Composer

James Mark Stewart

Makeup

Visual Effects

Sander Jansen, Hélène Vanovre

Stunts

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