Desert Dancer

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.

Desert Dancer
North American theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Raymond
Written byJon Croker
Produced by
Parisa Dunn
Starring
CinematographyCarlos Catalán
Edited by
  • Chris Gill
  • Celia Haining
Music byBenjamin Wallfisch
Production
companies
  • CrossDay Productions Ltd.
  • Head Gear Films
  • Lipsync Productions
  • May 13 Films
  • Morocco Film Assistance
Distributed byMetrodome Distribution (UK)
Release dates
  • 3 July 2014 (2014-07-03) (Germany)
  • 10 April 2015 (2015-04-10) (United States)
  • 15 April 2016 (2016-04-15) (United Kingdom)
Running time
104 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Romania
  • Morocco
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million
Box office$432,560
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