Desert Dancer

The content of this movie is soft and 1/100 of the sad reality of youth living in that godforsaken country. if the catch you laughing/dancing/singing they beat you & call you whores. While the real animals basiji and their whores, get paid to torture and kill young boys and girls. this is our reality for 37 years. I left and anyone who could left. If you stay, you become depressed, put in prison or drug addict. that is what the ayatollahs want. watch this film and feel lucky that most basic human rights like enjoying music is not taken away from you

A human-interest story that unfolds in a very meaningful and never-boring way. I particularly like the way the final dance choreography builds on the different moments of the movie and tells the shocking story of the young dancer. I also like very much how the movie shows how ordinary people of different cultures will always empathize with those that speak-up for human dignity and for freedom. Well done!

I am a fairly sensitive person and was able to see the entire movie without skipping. Although there is brutality in the story, the movie handles scenes that have violence in a "sensible" way, not overdoing them, unlike what we so often see on screen.

Definitively a movie worth seeing!

Intense dancing uninspired acting gets uninteresting after awhile.

If you like dance movies, this is for you.

It's comparable to the best true-story dance movies like 'Mao's Last Dancer', 'Dancing Across Borders', and so on. If you liked those movies, you will love this.

It's well cast, well acted, well danced, and very interesting and dramatic.

I loved it!

Highly recommended for dance-movie fans.

The lead character is especially well cast, and he dances marvelously, with passion and beauty and skill, while also being an excellent actor.

This was a very well made film! After watching the movie, I learned a lot about Iran and their views on dancing.

Pretty intense!

The boy who played the role of Afshin Ghaffarian, the dancer, did an amazing job. Frieda Pinto also played a role in this movie, and was interesting to learn about her character. Everyone had their specific role in the movie, telling the story of what really happens there.

Its a very wild thought to think about what it would be like to live away from home, and the type of lifestyle some people see in the middle east, where this takes place.

If you like interesting stories that are true, you will love this movie!

Hands down one of the more interesting movies i have ever seen.