‘Desert Dancer’ Trailer: A Young Man Risks His Life for Art in Modern-Day Iran
Posted on Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 by Angie Han
Unless you’re a character in Footloose, it’s easy to take dancing for granted in the U.S. But the characters of Desert Dancer don’t have that luxury. Set in modern-day Iran, the fact-based drama follows Afshin Ghaffarian, a young man (played by Reece Ritchie) whose gift for dance is stifled by an oppressive government.
Instead of tamping down his creative passion, however, the dancer uses his talent to make a statement. He starts a secret group with a few other creatives, culminating in a one-of-a-kind performance in a remote desert location. Richard Raymond directed and Freida Pinto, Tom Cullen, Makram J. Khoury, and Nazanin Boniadi also star. Watch the Desert Dancer trailer after the jump.
