Desert Flower

Desert Flower

2009
★★★★☆ 7.6/10
⏱️ 120 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Drama
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

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

Crew

Director
Sherry Hormann

Production

Backup Media, Desert Flower, Majestic Filmproduktion, MTM West Television & Film, Dor Film, Bac Films

Keywords

based on novel or bookafricawildernesssupermodelsomaliabased on true storyvagabondunited nationswoman director