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1001 Nights Apart (2022)

2026-03-23 48 Dailymotion

Today in Iran dance is forbidden. Despite travel restrictions, two young Iranian dancers arrive in Rotterdam to meet a surviving member of Iran's former national ballet. In pre-revolutionary Iran the ballet company toured the world, performing both Persian-themed and classical dances. The story of two generations of dancers, and the deep gap of understanding between them, is also the story of two very different countries, Iran yesterday and today.