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Desert Flower

Name: Desert Flower
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009-09-24
Duration: 2 h

2009 · 2h · English · Austria

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.

7.6

4.1959% popularity

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Details

Director: Sherry Hormann
Writers: —
Release date: September 24, 2009
Runtime: 2h
Original language: English
Production countries: Austria, Germany, France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Production companies: Backup Media, Desert Flower, Majestic Film, MTM West Television & Film, Dor Film, Bac Films, Dolphin Film Production, Schenk Productions, The Match Factory, BSI
Certification: —
Budget: —
Revenue: $14,682,943

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Keywords

based on novel or bookafricawildernesssupermodelsomaliabased on true storyvagabondunited nationswoman director

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

Nick Raio

Truck Driver New York

Anastasia Hille

Journalist

Safa Idriss Nour

Little Waris

Nigel Betts

Home Office Detective

Eckart Friz

Spike

Michele Thevenet

Make Up Artist

Emma Kay

Immigration Officer

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