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Desert Dancer

20141h 38m6.9/ 10 · TMDB · 53 votes
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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.

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Directed by Richard Raymond

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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

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Last checked 9 Oct 2026.

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Film details

Released3 Jul 2014
Original languageEnglish
CountriesMorocco, Romania, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
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Gabriel Senior

Young Afshin Ghaffarian