Inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban.
Unfortunately the movie Desert Dancer is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Richard Raymond | Director |
| Writing | Jon Croker | Screenplay |
| Production | Luis Astorquia | Producer |
| Production | Fabiola Beracasa | Producer |
| Production | Pippa Cross | Producer |
| Production | Izabella Miko | Producer |
| Production | Richard Raymond | Producer |
| Camera | Carlos Catalán | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Chris Gill | Editor |
| Editing | Celia Haining | Editor |
| Production | Manuel Puro | Casting |
| Art | Shahram Karimi | Production Design |
| Art | Alistair Kay | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louise Stjernsward | Costume Design |
| Art | Abdellah Baadil | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dana Schondelmeyer | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | Akram Khan | Choreographer |
| Directing | Liz West | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Iain Cooke | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Ian Neil | Music Supervisor |
| Lighting | Raimon Bufí | Gaffer |
| Camera | Lotfi El Gorda | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ben Oliver | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Thomas English | Steadicam Operator |
| Lighting | Abderrahim Bissar | Rigging Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Paul Driver | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Ben Shepherd | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Ruth Sullivan | Foley |
| Sound | Sandy Buchanan | Foley |
| Sound | Blair Jollands | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Stephen Griffiths | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Andy Shelley | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morag Smith | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Downes | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sophie Slotover | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alison Lewis | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Will Whale | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Bjørn Ståle Bratberg | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Production | Mohammed Al Turki | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Benjamin Wallfisch | Original Music Composer |
