The Dancer (2025)
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For Ahmad Joudeh, a stateless refugee from Syria, dance is not a choice, it’s a lifeline – etched onto his very skin with the words “Dance or Die.” Having defied war and family disapproval to join the Dutch National Ballet, Ahmad found sanctuary in the Netherlands, becoming a UNHCR and LGBTQI+ Ambassador. But haunted by the trauma of his past, he makes a perilous decision: to return to Syria for the first time since the war, risking everything to bring the healing power of dance to a community still ravaged by conflict.
- Release date
- July 26, 2025
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Ahmad Joudeh as Self
Crew
- Lacey Uhlemeyer · Director
- Suzie Abdou · Producer
- Coco Andre de la Porte · Producer
- Kareem Mortimer · Producer
- Arlene Silguero · Producer
- Úlfur Hansson · Composer
- Alyssa Brocato · Cinematographer
- Peter Lazarus · Editor