Desert Flower
“The extraordinary true story of the woman who crossed the desert and changed the world.”
2009•2h 0m•7.6•Released
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.
Director
Sherry Hormann
Revenue
$15M
Languages
French, Somali, English
Studio
Backup Media
Cast
Liya Kebede
Waris Dirie
Sally Hawkins
Marylin
Craig Parkinson
Neil
Meera Syal
Pushpa Patel
Anthony Mackie
Harold Jackson
Juliet Stevenson
Lucinda
Timothy Spall
Terry Donaldson
Lucrezia Phantazia
Girl in Boardinghouse
Soraya Omar-Scego
Young Waris
Anna Hilgedieck
Girl in Shower
Matthew Alexander Kaufman
Fastfood Manager
Prashant Prabhakar
Kami
Tim Seyfi
Simon
Teresa Churcher
Nurse Anne
William de Coverly
Doctor
Production
Company
Backup Media
Company
Desert Flower
Company
Majestic Filmproduktion
Company
MTM West Television & Film
Company
Dor Film
Company
Bac Films
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