Desert Dancer

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Desert Dancer

"Be Brave. Be Bold. Be Free."

2014

1h 38m

6.9(50 votes)

Drama

Music

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

11 members

Acting

Freida Pinto

Elaheh

Acting

Reece Ritchie

Afshin Ghaffarian

Acting

Tom Cullen

Ardavan

Acting

نازنین بنیادی

Parisa Ghaffarian

Acting

Marama Corlett

Mona

Acting

Akin Gazi

Farid Ghaffarian

Acting

Simon Kassianides

Sattar

Acting

Makram J. Khoury

Mehdi

Acting

Tolga Safer

Stephano

Acting

Neet Mohan

Javadi, Naser

Acting

Gabriel Senior

Young Afshin Ghaffarian

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