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Desert Flower

The extraordinary true story of the woman who crossed the desert and changed the world.

  • Movie
  • 2009
  • 2h 7m

Directed by Sherry Hormann

7.6

TMDB audience rating
7.6 out of 10 from 508 votes

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Overview

The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against female genital mutilation.

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Cast and crew

  • Liya Kebede

    Liya KebedeWaris Dirie

  • Sally Hawkins

    Sally HawkinsMarylin

  • Craig Parkinson

    Craig ParkinsonNeil

  • Meera Syal

    Meera SyalPushpa Patel

  • Anthony Mackie

    Anthony MackieHarold Jackson

  • Juliet Stevenson

    Juliet StevensonLucinda

  • Timothy Spall

    Timothy SpallTerry Donaldson

  • Lucrezia Phantazia

    Lucrezia PhantaziaGirl in Boardinghouse

  • Soraya Omar-Scego

    Soraya Omar-ScegoYoung Waris

  • Anna Hilgedieck

    Anna HilgedieckGirl in Shower

  • Matthew Alexander Kaufman

    Matthew Alexander KaufmanFastfood Manager

  • Prashant Prabhakar

    Prashant PrabhakarKami

  • Tim Seyfi

    Tim SeyfiSimon

  • Teresa ChurcherNurse Anne

  • William de Coverly

    William de CoverlyDoctor

  • Nick Raio

    Nick RaioTruck Driver New York

  • Anastasia Hille

    Anastasia HilleJournalist

  • Safa Idriss Nour

    Safa Idriss NourLittle Waris

Director
Sherry Hormann
Writer
Waris Dirie
Music
Martin Todsharow
Cinematography
Ken Kelsch