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Desert Dancer tells the tale of Afshin Ghaffarian (Reece Ritchie) and his friends, who, despite the dangers, form an underground dance company where, via hacking into YouTube, they learn from the very best – Michael Jackson, Pina Bausch, Gene Kelly and Rudolf Nureyev.
Reveling in the freedom of expression that dance gives them, they set upon putting on a performance deep in the desert, away from the watchful eyes of the military police.
Desert Dancer prides itself as (get ready to pass the sick bag) “a classic hero story about brave young people risking their lives to rebel against their government and fight for their dreams….” I told you.
Also starring Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire), plus Nazanin Boniadi, Tom Cullen, Marama Corlett and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s Simon Kassianides, Desert Dancer doesn’t yet have a UK release date but is out in the US on April 10th. Even when it does come out over here, I won’t be rushing to see it…
Check out the trailer below:
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