Desert Dancer

Be Brave. Be Bold. Be Free.

Duration: 98 min

Release date: 2014-07-03

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Inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban.

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as Afshin Ghaffarian

Nazanin Boniadi

Nazanin Boniadi

as Parisa Ghaffarian

as Farid Ghaffarian

Simon Kassianides

Simon Kassianides

Makram J. Khoury

Makram J. Khoury

as Javadi, Naser

as Young Afshin Ghaffarian

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Bjørn Ståle Bratberg

Bjørn Ståle Bratberg

Second Unit Director of Photography

Mohammed Al Turki

Mohammed Al Turki

Executive Producer

Richard Raymond

Richard Raymond

Fabiola Beracasa Beckman

Fabiola Beracasa Beckman

Richard Raymond

Richard Raymond

Carlos Catalán

Director of Photography

Production Design

Louise Stjernsward

Louise Stjernsward

Abdellah Baadil

Abdellah Baadil

Assistant Art Director

Dana Schondelmeyer

Dana Schondelmeyer

Costume Supervisor

Script Supervisor

Music Supervisor

Music Supervisor

First Assistant Camera

First Assistant Camera

Steadicam Operator

Abderrahim Bissar

Abderrahim Bissar

Visual Effects Producer

Visual Effects Supervisor

Sound Effects Editor

Stephen Griffiths

Stephen Griffiths

Supervising Sound Editor

Supervising Sound Editor

Key Hair Stylist

Sophie Slotover

Sophie Slotover

Makeup Designer

Benjamin Wallfisch

Benjamin Wallfisch

Original Music Composer

Assistant Costume Designer

Sound Recordist

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