Desert Dancer
2014, Film, 104 min, Biography, Drama, Music, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 66
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.
Directed by Richard Raymond
Cast
- Tom Cullen as Ardavan
- Nazanin Boniadi as Parisa Ghaffarian
- Freida Pinto as Elaheh
- Reece Ritchie as Afshin Ghaffarian
- Simon Kassianides as Sattar
- Dana Haqjoo as Passport Officer
- Davood Ghadami as Basij Leader
- Marama Corlett as Mona
- Bamshad Abedi-Amin as Mehran
- Richard David-Caine as Trinculo
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