Desert Dancer
Summary: Afshin Ghaffarian risks everything to start a dance company amid his home country of Iran's politically volatile climate and the nation's ban on dancing.
Runtime: 1 h 44 min
MPAA: PG-13
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 4,000,000
Domestic: $ 155,271
International: $ 282,894
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