Desert Dancer
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Directed by | Richard Raymond |
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Written by | Jon Croker |
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Music by | Benjamin Wallfisch |
Cinematography | Carlos Catalán |
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104 minutes[1] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $4 million |
Box office | $432,560[2] |
Desert Dancer is a 2014 British biographical drama film directed by Richard Raymond and written by Jon Croker. Starring Reece Ritchie and Frieda 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.[3]
Plot
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 played by Freida Pinto) 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. Afshin and Elaheh also learn much from each other and learned how to embrace their passion for dance and for one another.[4]
Cast
- Reece Ritchie as Afshin Ghaffarian
- Joshan Ertan as voice of young Afshin
- Freida Pinto as Elaheh
- Nazanin Boniadi as Parisa Ghaffarian
- Tom Cullen as Ardavan
- Marama Corlett as Mona
- Simon Kassianides as Sattar
- Akin Gazi as Farid Ghaffarian
- Tolga Safer as Stephano
- Makram Khoury as Mehdi
Production
Richard Raymond who is making his full-length debut and is working with acclaimed choreographer Akram Khan, whose work featured in the Olympic opening ceremony at London 2012. Richard Raymond is producing the film through his May 13 Films banner. Freida Pinto undertook an intensive training schedule for the role that comprised eight hours of dance rehearsals every day for 14 weeks.[5] Photo call for the film was held at the Palais des Festivals during the third day of the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on Friday May 18, 2012.[6][7] Relativity Media has acquired North America distribution rights to the film [8] at 2013 American Film Market.[9]
Release
Desert Dancer premiered in Germany on July 3, 2014.[10] It opened the Ischia Global Film and Music Fest in Ischia, Italy on July 13, 2014.[11] The film premiered in Hong Kong on August 28, 2014 and in the United States on April 10, 2015.[12]
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- 2014 films
- English-language films
- British films
- Emirati films
- Romanian films
- Moroccan films
- 2010s biographical films
- 2010s drama films
- British biographical films
- British drama films
- Romanian biographical films
- Romanian drama films
- Moroccan drama films
- Dance films
- Films set in Iran
- Films set in 2009
- Films shot in London
- Films shot in Morocco
- Films shot in Paris