Desert Flower (2009)
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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 508 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
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 Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
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