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Desert Dancer (DVD) (*)

$27.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2014 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Richard Raymond

Written By:
Jon Croker
Afshin Ghaffarian

Actors:
Nazanin Boniadi ..... Parisa Ghaffarian
Freida Pinto ..... Elaheh
Tom Cullen ..... Ardavan
Reece Ritchie ..... Afshin Ghaffarian
Marama Corlett ..... Mona
Simon Kassianides ..... Sattar
Neet Mohan ..... Javadi, Naser
Makram Khoury ..... Mehdi
Akin Gazi ..... Farid Ghaffarian
Davood Ghadami ..... Basij Leader
Mourad Zaoui ..... The student
Tolga Safer ..... Stephano
Richard David-Caine ..... Teymour / Trinculo
Bamshad Abedi-Amin ..... Mehran
Bethan Hanks ..... Zari
Gabriel Senior ..... Young Afshin Ghaffarian
Alex Claus ..... Minder 1
Daniel Bass ..... Bijan
Sam Kordbacheh ..... Cyrus
Hamza Kadri ..... Smocking Guy
Omid Gholami ..... Minder 2
Dana Haqjoo ..... Passport Officer

Synopsis:

A film based on an incredible true story. Desert Dancer is a classic hero story about brave young people risking their lives to rebel against their government and fight for their dreams. Set in Iran, where it is currently forbidden to dance, the story follows Afshin Ghaffarian and his friends who despite the dangers form an underground dance company where, via hacking into YouTube, they learn from the very best - Michael Jackson, Pina Bausch, Gene Kelly and Rudolf Nureyev. Reveling in the freedom of expression that dance gives them, they set upon putting on a performance deep in the desert, away from the watchful eyes of the military police.

Afshin Ghaffarian risks everything to start a dance company amidst his home country of Iran's politically volatile climate and the nation's ban on dancing.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 10 June, 2015.