Desert Dancer
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Desert Dancer is a 2014 biographical drama film about an Iranian dancer who risks everything to pursue his passion for dance under a repressive regime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desert Dancer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10354140 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Desert Dancer Context triple: [Freida Pinto, appearedIn, Desert Dancer]
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A.
The Band’s Visit
The Band’s Visit is a critically acclaimed stage musical, adapted from the 2007 Israeli film of the same name, that tells the story of an Egyptian police band stranded in a small Israeli desert town and is known for its intimate, character-driven narrative and Middle Eastern–influenced score.
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B.
The Dance
"The Dance" is a painting by French Rococo artist Antoine Watteau, exemplifying his elegant, theatrical scenes of aristocratic leisure and refined movement.
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C.
The Dance
The Dance is a painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, known for its dynamic composition and elegant depiction of figures in motion.
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D.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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E.
The Dancer
The Dancer is a biographical drama film in which Lily-Rose Depp portrays a pioneering early-20th-century performer in the world of modern dance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Desert Dancer Target entity description: Desert Dancer is a 2014 biographical drama film about an Iranian dancer who risks everything to pursue his passion for dance under a repressive regime.
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A.
The Band’s Visit
The Band’s Visit is a critically acclaimed stage musical, adapted from the 2007 Israeli film of the same name, that tells the story of an Egyptian police band stranded in a small Israeli desert town and is known for its intimate, character-driven narrative and Middle Eastern–influenced score.
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B.
The Dance
The Dance is a painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, known for its dynamic composition and elegant depiction of figures in motion.
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C.
The Dance
"The Dance" is a painting by French Rococo artist Antoine Watteau, exemplifying his elegant, theatrical scenes of aristocratic leisure and refined movement.
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D.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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E.
The Dancer
The Dancer is a biographical drama film in which Lily-Rose Depp portrays a pioneering early-20th-century performer in the world of modern dance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| about | an Iranian dancer who risks his life to dance under a repressive regime ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Afshin Ghaffarian ⓘ |
| castMember |
Freida Pinto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Makram Khoury NERFINISHED ⓘ Marama Corlett NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazanin Boniadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Reece Ritchie NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Kassianides NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Cullen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Afshin Ghaffarian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elaheh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Carlos Catalán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Richard Raymond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Relativity Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Chris Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
dance film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
artistic freedom
ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ opposition to censorship ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
dance
ⓘ
political repression in Iran ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Benjamin Wallfisch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ desert in Iran ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Jay Abdo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luis Astorquia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pippa Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Raymond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
CrossDay Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
May 13 Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| releaseDate |
2014-10-09
ⓘ
2015-04-10 ⓘ |
| runtime | 104 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jon Croker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Raymond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 2009 Iranian presidential election protests ⓘ |
| title | Desert Dancer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Desert Dancer Description of subject: Desert Dancer is a 2014 biographical drama film about an Iranian dancer who risks everything to pursue his passion for dance under a repressive regime.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.