Desert Dancer

Desert Dancer

98 mins | Drama, Music | July 3, 2014

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

Desert Dancer

98 mins | Drama, Music | July 3, 2014

Desert Dancer
Inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers CrossDay Productions, Head Gear Films, Lipsync Productions, May 13 Films, Morocco Film Assistance
Original title Desert Dancer
Directors Liz West, Richard Raymond
Writers Jon Croker

Cast

Freida Pinto

as Elaheh

Reece Ritchie

as Afshin Ghaffarian

Tom Cullen

as Ardavan

Nazanin Boniadi

as Parisa Ghaffarian

Marama Corlett

as Mona

Akin Gazi

as Farid Ghaffarian

Simon Kassianides

as Sattar

Makram J. Khoury

as Mehdi

Tolga Safer

as Stephano

Neet Mohan

as Javadi, Naser

Gabriel Senior

as Young Afshin Ghaffarian