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Desert Dancer

Desert Dancer

2014·Movie·1h 38m

Drama, Music

6.9 / 10 (53 votes)

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
Original language
English
Released
3 July 2014

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Availability in the US · Subtitle and audio track data

Prime Video
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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • 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

    Gabriel Senior

    Young Afshin Ghaffarian