Desert Dancer (2014)

Directors

Richard Raymond

Cast

Akın Gazi, Freida Pinto, Makram Khoury, Marama Corlett, Nazanin Boniadi, Reece Ritchie, Simon Kassianides, Tolga Safer, Tom Cullen

The story

Set in Iran, the story follows the ambition of Afshin Ghaffarian. During the volatile climate of the 2009 presidential election, Afshin and some friends, including Elaheh, risk their lives and form an underground dance company. The group learned the dancing from videos of Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and Rudolf Nureyev even though the online videos are banned.

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