Desert Dancer
2014 · Movie · PG-13 · 98 min · ★ 6.9 · 41% critics
Based on a true story, this drama follows a young artist in Iran who risks everything to pursue dance despite harsh restrictions. As he gathers friends, trains in secret, and pushes toward public expression, the film frames dance as both personal passion and a stand for freedom.
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-07-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 41/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (51 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy inspirational true stories about artistic ambition under pressure, especially if One Chance or Respect worked for you; Not for you if you want strict realism or a fast-paced dance crowd-pleaser.
Pros: powerful dance scenes; inspiring true-story core; meaningful human drama | Cons: disputed accuracy; uneven acting; melodramatic at times
Themes
- dance
- ban from profession
- biography
- teheran (tehran), iran
- iran
- oppression
Cast & crew
Freida Pinto
as Elaheh
Reece Ritchie
as Afshin Ghaffarian
Tom Cullen
as Ardavan
Nazanin Boniadi
as Parisa Ghaffarian
Marama Corlett
as Mona
Akin Gazi
as Farid Ghaffarian
Simon Kassianides
as Sattar
Makram J. Khoury
as Mehdi
Tolga Safer
as Stephano
Neet Mohan
as Javadi, Naser
Directed by Richard Raymond