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Desert Dancer

Desert Dancer

# Be Brave. Be Bold. Be Free.
Drama   Music
📜 Overview: Inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2014-07-03
⌚ Running Time: 98 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.9

Beloved Cast

Freida Pinto original image
Elaheh
Freida Pinto
Reece Ritchie original image
Afshin Ghaffarian
Reece Ritchie
Tom Cullen original image
Ardavan
Tom Cullen
Nazanin Boniadi original image
Parisa Ghaffarian
Nazanin Boniadi
Marama Corlett original image
Mona
Marama Corlett
Akin Gazi original image
Farid Ghaffarian
Akin Gazi
Simon Kassianides original image
Sattar
Simon Kassianides
Makram J. Khoury original image
Mehdi
Makram J. Khoury
Tolga Safer original image
Stephano
Tolga Safer
Neet Mohan original image
Javadi, Naser
Neet Mohan
Gabriel Senior original image
Young Afshin Ghaffarian
Gabriel Senior

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