Desert Dancer (2014)

Directed by

Richard Raymond

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Romania, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 51 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man in Iran secretly teaches himself to dance despite a national ban. He forms a hidden dance group and risks severe punishment to pursue his art.

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What happens

Desert Dancer is a 2014 British biographical drama film directed by Richard Raymond and written by Jon Croker. Starring Reece Ritchie and Freida Pinto, the film is based on the true story of Afshin Ghaffarian, a young, self-taught dancer in Iran, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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