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Desert Flower

MOVIE • 2009

Desert Flower

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

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.

TMDB ★ 3.8/5Votes: 508
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Drama

Top 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

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Teresa Churcher

Nurse Anne

Where to watch

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Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

September 24, 2009

Runtime

127 min

Language

English

Origin

Austria

Budget

N/A

Revenue

$14,682,943

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