Desert Flower(2009)

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

75

2h

  • Drama

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.

Cast

  • Liya Kebede

    Liya Kebede

    Waris Dirie

  • Sally Hawkins

    Sally Hawkins

    Marylin

  • Craig Parkinson

    Craig Parkinson

    Neil

  • Meera Syal

    Meera Syal

    Pushpa Patel

  • Anthony Mackie

    Anthony Mackie

    Harold Jackson

  • Juliet Stevenson

    Juliet Stevenson

    Lucinda

  • Timothy Spall

    Timothy Spall

    Terry Donaldson

  • Lucrezia Phantazia

    Lucrezia Phantazia

    Girl in Boardinghouse

  • Soraya Omar-Scego

    Soraya Omar-Scego

    Young Waris

  • Anna Hilgedieck

    Anna Hilgedieck

    Girl in Shower

  • Matthew Alexander Kaufman

    Matthew Alexander Kaufman

    Fastfood Manager

  • Prashant Prabhakar

    Prashant Prabhakar

    Kami

  • Tim Seyfi

    Tim Seyfi

    Simon

  • Teresa Churcher

    Teresa Churcher

    Nurse Anne

  • William de Coverly

    William de Coverly

    Doctor

  • Nick Raio

    Nick Raio

    Truck Driver New York

  • Anastasia Hille

    Anastasia Hille

    Journalist

  • Safa Idriss Nour

    Safa Idriss Nour

    Little Waris

  • Nigel Betts

    Nigel Betts

    Home Office Detective

  • Eckart Friz

    Eckart Friz

    Spike

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Status

Released (Sep 24, 2009)

Revenue

$14,682,943

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