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Desert Dancer

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Desert Dancer

Be Brave. Be Bold. Be Free.

6.9

1h 38m

2014

“Be Brave. Be Bold. Be Free.”

Synopsis

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

Director

Richard Raymond

Trailer

DramaMusic

danceban from professionbiographyteheran (tehran), iraniranoppression

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Cast & Crew

Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto

as Elaheh

Reece Ritchie

Reece Ritchie

as Afshin Ghaffarian

Tom Cullen

Tom Cullen

as Ardavan

Nazanin Boniadi

Nazanin Boniadi

as Parisa Ghaffarian

Marama Corlett

Marama Corlett

as Mona

Akin Gazi

Akin Gazi

as Farid Ghaffarian

Simon Kassianides

Simon Kassianides

as Sattar

Makram J. Khoury

Makram J. Khoury

as Mehdi

Tolga Safer

Tolga Safer

as Stephano

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