Desert Flower

Desert Flower

2009
2h 0m
7.6

7.6/10

477 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

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

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.

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Status: Released

Revenue: $14,682,943

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Backup Media Desert Flower Majestic Filmproduktion MTM West Television & Film Dor Film Bac Films
Production Countries
Austria Germany France
Spoken Languages
French Somali English

Keywords

based on novel or book africa wilderness supermodel somalia based on true story vagabond united nations woman director

Quick Facts

Release Date September 24, 2009
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1054580
Website Visit Site

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

Key Crew

Sherry Hormann
Director