Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsABFFPride MonthOutfest OutfrontsSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Desert Dancer

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2K
YOUR RATING
Reece Ritchie and Freida Pinto in Desert Dancer (2014)
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.
Play trailer2:20
25 Videos
53 Photos
BiographyDramaMusic

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

  • Director
    • Richard Raymond
  • Writers
    • Jon Croker
    • Afshin Ghaffarian
  • Stars
    • Nazanin Boniadi
    • Freida Pinto
    • Tom Cullen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Raymond
    • Writers
      • Jon Croker
      • Afshin Ghaffarian
    • Stars
      • Nazanin Boniadi
      • Freida Pinto
      • Tom Cullen
    • 14User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos25

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:20
    Watch Official Trailer
    Clip
    Clip 1:00
    Watch Clip
    Clip
    Clip 0:38
    Watch Clip
    Clip
    Clip 0:50
    Watch Clip
    Desert Dancer: Desert Dance
    Clip 1:37
    Watch Desert Dancer: Desert Dance
    Desert Dancer: You Taught Me That
    Clip 1:10
    Watch Desert Dancer: You Taught Me That
    Desert Dancer: Dance Is Forbidden
    Clip 0:38
    Watch Desert Dancer: Dance Is Forbidden
    Desert Dancer: Who Taught You?
    Clip 1:00
    Watch Desert Dancer: Who Taught You?
    Desert Dancer: Rooftop
    Clip 0:50
    Watch Desert Dancer: Rooftop
    Desert Dancer: Making Of The Dance (Featurette)
    Featurette 2:37
    Watch Desert Dancer: Making Of The Dance (Featurette)
    Desert Dancer: Dance Is Forbidden (Featurette)
    Featurette 2:04
    Watch Desert Dancer: Dance Is Forbidden (Featurette)
    Desert Dancer: Nazanin Boniadi On What The Film Is About
    Featurette 1:15
    Watch Desert Dancer: Nazanin Boniadi On What The Film Is About

    Photos53

    Desert Dancer (2014)
    Desert Dancer (2014)
    Desert Dancer (2014)
    Desert Dancer (2014)
    Desert Dancer (2014)
    Desert Dancer (2014)
    Desert Dancer (2014)
    Reece Ritchie and Freida Pinto in Desert Dancer (2014)
    Desert Dancer (2014)
    Tom Cullen in Desert Dancer (2014)
    Reece Ritchie in Desert Dancer (2014)
    Tom Cullen in Desert Dancer (2014)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Nazanin Boniadi
    Nazanin Boniadi
    • Parisa Ghaffarian
    Freida Pinto
    Freida Pinto
    • Elaheh
    Tom Cullen
    Tom Cullen
    • Ardavan
    Simon Kassianides
    Simon Kassianides
    • Sattar
    Marama Corlett
    Marama Corlett
    • Mona
    Reece Ritchie
    Reece Ritchie
    • Afshin Ghaffarian
    Mourad Zaoui
    Mourad Zaoui
    • The student
    Makram Khoury
    Makram Khoury
    • Mehdi
    Davood Ghadami
    • Basij Leader
    Richard David-Caine
    Richard David-Caine
    • Teymour…
    Akin Gazi
    Akin Gazi
    • Farid Ghaffarian
    Neet Mohan
    Neet Mohan
    • Javadi, Naser
    Dana Haqjoo
    Dana Haqjoo
    • Passport Officer
    Bamshad Abedi-Amin
    • Mehran
    Tolga Safer
    Tolga Safer
    • Stephano
    Sam Shoubber
    Sam Shoubber
    • Theatre Audience
    Tommy Roca
    Tommy Roca
    • Security Guard
    Chris Geden
    Chris Geden
    • Theatre Goer
    • Director
      • Richard Raymond
    • Writers
      • Jon Croker
      • Afshin Ghaffarian
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Queen of the Desert
    5.7
    Queen of the Desert
    Shirin in Love
    5.0
    Shirin in Love
    Trishna
    6.0
    Trishna
    Only
    5.1
    Only
    Blunt Force Trauma
    4.6
    Blunt Force Trauma
    Black Knight Decoded
    6.3
    Black Knight Decoded
    Miral
    6.2
    Miral
    Day of the Falcon
    6.6
    Day of the Falcon
    Love Sonia
    7.4
    Love Sonia
    Guerrilla
    5.9
    Guerrilla
    A Christmas Number One
    5.5
    A Christmas Number One
    Mr. Malcolm's List
    7.2
    Mr. Malcolm's List

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      There is a misspelled word in the big banner the protesters carry in front of them
    • Connections
      References Dirty Dancing (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Louie Louie
      (Richard Berry (as Berry))
      Performed by Jack Ely

    User reviews14

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    4/10
    Art repressed
    Intense dancing uninspired acting gets uninteresting after awhile.
    helpful•3
    5
    • fmwongmd
    • Sep 11, 2018

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • April 22, 2016 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United Arab Emirates
      • Romania
      • Morocco
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Until I Rise
    • Filming locations
      • Casablanca, Morocco
    • Production companies
      • CrossDay Productions Ltd.
      • Head Gear Films
      • Lipsync Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $155,271
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $40,763
      • Apr 12, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $438,165
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Reece Ritchie and Freida Pinto in Desert Dancer (2014)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Desert Dancer (2014) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.