Desert Flower (2009)

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

Movie · Drama · 2h 7m · Rated 7.6/10 on TMDB · Released September 24, 2009

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.

Directed by Sherry Hormann

Cast

• Liya Kebede as Waris Dirie
• Sally Hawkins as Marylin
• Craig Parkinson as Neil
• Meera Syal as Pushpa Patel
• Anthony Mackie as Harold Jackson
• Juliet Stevenson as Lucinda
• Timothy Spall as Terry Donaldson
• Lucrezia Phantazia as Girl in Boardinghouse
• Soraya Omar-Scego as Young Waris
• Anna Hilgedieck as Girl in Shower
• Matthew Alexander Kaufman as Fastfood Manager
• Prashant Prabhakar as Kami

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