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A RICHARD RAYMOND FILM

Desert Dancer

20141h 38mPG-13Movie

DramaMusic

IMDb6.2/ 10 · 2.1K votes

BE BRAVE. BE BOLD. BE FREE.

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

Inspiring
Uplifting
Gritty
Music
True story
Art

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for teens and talking about after. Contains strong language.

DirectorRichard Raymond

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.9 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Freida PintoElaheh

Reece RitchieAfshin Ghaffarian

Tom CullenArdavan

Nazanin BoniadiParisa Ghaffarian

Marama CorlettMona

Akin GaziFarid Ghaffarian

Simon KassianidesSattar

Makram J. KhouryMehdi

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