Desert Flower (2009)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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.

• Released: 2009-09-24
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 7m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 504 votes

Directed by Sherry Hormann.

Top cast

• Liya Kebede as Waris Dirie
• Sally Hawkins as Marylin
• Craig Parkinson as Neil
• Meera Syal as Pushpa Patel
• Anthony Mackie as Harold Jackson
• Juliet Stevenson as Lucinda
• Timothy Spall as Terry Donaldson
• Lucrezia Phantazia as Girl in Boardinghouse
• Soraya Omar-Scego as Young Waris
• Anna Hilgedieck as Girl in Shower

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Desert Flower

• United States: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

Movies like Desert Flower

If you enjoyed Desert Flower, these movies have a similar feel:

• Sweetness in the Belly (2019)
• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
• A United Kingdom (2016)
• The Power of One (1992)
• White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)
• Hotel Rwanda (2004)
• Fatima (2020)
• Orlando (1992)
• Black Narcissus (1947)
• Into the Wild (2007)
• Women Talking (2022)
• Erin Brockovich (2000)

Can't decide what to watch?

FlickPicker recommends movies from your own taste and the services you subscribe to, and Pick Together lets a whole group vote on tonight's pick. Try the free random movie generator, find movies with AI, or browse trending movies.

Download FlickPicker on the App Store   Explore the iPhone app