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Desert Dancer

"Be Brave. Be Bold. Be Free."

2014-07-03 Drama 1hr 38m

Inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban.

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Desert Dancer

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Inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban.

Released

2014-07-03
Revenue

n/a
Budget

n/a
Runtime

1hr 38m
Genre

Drama, Music
Status

Released
Language

English
6.2
Production

May 13 Films, Head Gear Films, Lipsync Productions, Morocco Film Assistance, CrossDay Productions

Crew

Richard Raymond

Director

Jon Croker

Screenplay

Luis Astorquia

Producer

Keywords:

dance ban from profession biography teheran (tehran), iran iran oppression

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Cast

Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto

Elaheh

Reece Ritchie

Reece Ritchie

Afshin Ghaffarian

Tom Cullen

Tom Cullen

Ardavan

Nazanin Boniadi

Nazanin Boniadi

Parisa Ghaffarian

Marama Corlett

Marama Corlett

Mona

Akin Gazi

Akin Gazi

Farid Ghaffarian

Simon Kassianides

Simon Kassianides

Sattar

Makram J. Khoury

Makram J. Khoury

Mehdi

Tolga Safer

Tolga Safer

Stephano

Neet Mohan

Neet Mohan

Javadi, Naser

Gabriel Senior

Gabriel Senior

Young Afshin Ghaffarian

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