Cast and Crew of Desert Dancer

Desert Dancer

Inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban.

Full Cast of Desert Dancer

Freida Pinto as Elaheh

Freida Pinto

as Elaheh
Reece Ritchie as Afshin Ghaffarian

Reece Ritchie

as Afshin Ghaffarian
Tom Cullen as Ardavan

Tom Cullen

as Ardavan
Nazanin Boniadi as Parisa Ghaffarian

Nazanin Boniadi

as Parisa Ghaffarian

Nazanin Boniadi was born in Tehran, Iran, at the height of the Iranian Revolution; her parents relocated to London sh...

Marama Corlett as Mona

Marama Corlett

as Mona

Marama Corlett is a Maltese actress and dancer, best known for her role as Rina in the 2012 series Sinbad and Aki in ...

Akin Gazi as Farid Ghaffarian

Akin Gazi

as Farid Ghaffarian

Akin Gazi (born 15 October 1981) is a British actor.

Simon Kassianides as Sattar

Simon Kassianides

as Sattar

Simon Kassianides (born 7 August 1979) is an English actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.

Makram J. Khoury as Mehdi

Makram J. Khoury

as Mehdi
Tolga Safer as Stephano

Tolga Safer

as Stephano
Neet Mohan as Javadi, Naser

Neet Mohan

as Javadi, Naser
Gabriel Senior as Young Afshin Ghaffarian

Gabriel Senior

as Young Afshin Ghaffarian

Crew of Desert Dancer

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