Desert Dancer is a 2014 British biographicaldrama film directed by Richard Raymond and written by Jon Croker. Starring Reece Ritchie and Freida 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]
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.
Richard Raymond makes his full-length film directorial debut working with acclaimed choreographer Akram Khan, whose work featured in the Olympic opening ceremony at London 2012. Raymond produced 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.[4] 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.[5][6]Relativity Media acquired North America distribution rights to the film [7] at 2013 American Film Market.[8]
Release
Desert Dancer premiered in Germany on July 3, 2014.[9] It opened the Ischia Global Film and Music Fest in Ischia, Italy on July 13, 2014.[10] The film premiered in Hong Kong on August 28, 2014 and in the United States on April 10, 2015.[11]
Reception
The film received a mixed reception from critics. As of September 2021[update], the film holds a 32% approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 44 reviews with an average score of 5.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Desert Dancer never finds an agreeable rhythm, resulting in a musical drama that doesn't deliver on the promised spectacle or political commentary."[12]
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Desert Dancer is a 2014 British biographical drama film directed by Richard Raymond and written by Jon Croker Starring Reece Ritchie and Freida 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 Desert DancerNorth American theatrical release posterDirected byRichard RaymondWritten byJon CrokerProduced byLuis Astorquia Pippa Cross Izabella MikoParisa DunnStarringReece Ritchie Freida Pinto Nazanin Boniadi Tom Cullen Marama Corlett Akin GaziCinematographyCarlos CatalanEdited byChris Gill Celia HainingMusic byBenjamin WallfischProductioncompaniesCrossDay Productions Ltd Head Gear Films Lipsync Productions May 13 Films Morocco Film AssistanceDistributed byMetrodome Distribution UK Release dates3 July 2014 2014 07 03 Germany 10 April 2015 2015 04 10 United States 15 April 2016 2016 04 15 United Kingdom Running time104 minutes 1 CountriesUnited Kingdom United Arab Emirates Romania MoroccoLanguageEnglishBudget 4 millionBox office 432 560 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditSet 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 Cast EditReece 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 MehdiProduction EditRichard Raymond makes his full length film directorial debut working with acclaimed choreographer Akram Khan whose work featured in the Olympic opening ceremony at London 2012 Raymond produced 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 4 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 5 6 Relativity Media acquired North America distribution rights to the film 7 at 2013 American Film Market 8 Release EditDesert Dancer premiered in Germany on July 3 2014 9 It opened the Ischia Global Film and Music Fest in Ischia Italy on July 13 2014 10 The film premiered in Hong Kong on August 28 2014 and in the United States on April 10 2015 11 Reception EditThe film received a mixed reception from critics As of September 2021 update the film holds a 32 approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 44 reviews with an average score of 5 3 10 The website s critics consensus reads Desert Dancer never finds an agreeable rhythm resulting in a musical drama that doesn t deliver on the promised spectacle or political commentary 12 References Edit DESERT DANCER 15 British Board of Film Classification 23 February 2016 Retrieved 23 February 2016 Desert Dancer 2014 International Box Office Results Box Office Mojo Internet Movie Database 14 February 2016 Archived from the original on 30 December 2020 Retrieved 23 February 2016 Interview with Afshin Ghaffarian Cat On The Wall Webzine Catonthewall net Archived from the original on 3 October 2012 Retrieved 9 January 2013 Published Saturday Oct 13 2012 01 07 BST 13 October 2012 Freida Pinto Dance training for Desert Dancer was daunting Bollywood News Digital Spy Archived from the original on 30 December 2020 Retrieved 9 January 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link 65th Cannes Film Festival Desert Dancer Photocall Cannes Film Festival 2012 Stars step up red carpet style on day 2 NY Daily News 18 May 2012 Retrieved 9 January 2013 Freida Pinto at Desert Dancer photocall at the Cannes Film Festival Pinkvilla Retrieved 9 January 2013 Dave McNary 9 November 2013 AFM Freida Pinto s Desert Dancer Picked Up by Relativity EXCLUSIVE Variety Archived from the original on 30 December 2020 Retrieved 2 November 2015 Douglas Edward 10 November 2013 Relativity Picks up Desert Dancer Starring Freida Pinto ComingSoon net Archived from the original on 30 December 2020 Retrieved 2 November 2015 Vorgestellt von Katja Nicodemus Drama Wustentanzer NDR de Kultur Film NDR de Archived from the original on 30 December 2020 Retrieved 2 November 2015 Cannes Desert Dancer to Open Ischia Global Film amp Music Fest Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 27 July 2014 permanent dead link Desert Dancer 2014 Release Info IMDb com Retrieved 2 November 2015 Desert Dancer Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved 18 September 2021 External links EditDesert Dancer at IMDb Desert Dancer at Box Office Mojo Desert Dancer at Rotten Tomatoes Desert Dancer at Metacritic Desert Dancer at Starland pro Desert Dancer at Publikart net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Desert Dancer amp oldid 1168812349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
