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Desert Flower  (2009)
The extraordinary true story of the woman who crossed the desert and changed the world.


7.5|24 Sept, 2009|120 min
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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.
Language

English, 

Français, 

Somali 


Budget--
Revenue $14,682,943
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Keywords
based on novel or book
africa
wilderness
supermodel
somalia
based on true story
vagabond
united nations
woman director

Casts

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
Michele Thevenet
Michele Thevenet
Make Up Artist
Emma Kay
Immigration Officer

Crews

Sherry Hormann
Sherry Hormann
Director
Sherry Hormann
Sherry Hormann
Scenario Writer
Waris Dirie
Scenario Writer
Smita Bhide
Co-Writer
Maan Youssouf Ahmed
Maan Youssouf Ahmed
Production Assistant
Martin Todsharow
Martin Todsharow
Music
Jamie Leonard
Production Design
Waris Dirie
Novel
Smita Bhide
Script Editor
Ken Kelsch
Director of Photography

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