Desert Dancer (2014) Trailer

Desert Dancer

Desert Dancer is a 2014 biographical film directed by Richard Raymond. It tells a true story of a young, self-taught dancer in Iran, Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban.

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Set in Iran, this powerful and unbelievable true story follows the brave ambition of Afshin Ghaffarian. During the volatile climate of the 2009 presidential election, where many cultural freedoms were threatened, Afshin and some friends (including Elaheh, played by Freida Pinto) risk their lives and form an underground dance company. Through banned online videos, they learn from timeless legends who cross all cultural divides, such as Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and Rudolf Nureyev. Afshin and Elaheh also learn much from each other, most importantly how to embrace their passion for dance and for one another.

Miral (2010) Trailer

Miral

Directed by Julian Schnabel

Produced by Pathé Films

Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 52 min

French release : 15/09/2010

Production year : 2010

In 1978, thirty years after the creation of Hind's school, a five-year-old girl arrives at the school after the tragic death of her mother. Her name is Miral (Freida Pinto, Slumdog Millionaire): the film tells her story. She grows up within the institute's protective walls, but when she is 16 years old, when the first Intifada explodes, Miral is sent as a student teacher into the refugee camps. It is there that she begins to understand the anger and rebellion that drives the Palestinian people. When she falls in love with Hani (Omar Metwally, Munich), a political militant, Miral finds herself confronted by a wrenching dilemma: should she commit to the path of violence or dare to believe, with Mama Hind, that only education can lead to lasting peace.