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MOVIE PROFILE

Desert Flower

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

★ 7.6 / 10 (508 votes)September 24, 2009127 minEN

Drama

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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CINEHOOK / INFORMATION

Movie facts

Release dateSeptember 24, 2009

StatusReleased

Runtime127 min

Rating★ 7.6 / 10

Certification—

Original languageEnglish, Somali, French

CountryAustria, Germany, France, United Kingdom, United States of America

Budget—

Revenue$14,682,943

ProductionBackup Media, Desert Flower, Majestic Film, MTM West Television & Film, Dor Film, Bac Films, Dolphin Film Production, Schenk Productions, The Match Factory, BSI

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CINEHOOK / CREDITS

Crew

Director

Sherry Hormann

CINEHOOK / CAST

Cast

Liya Kebede

Liya KebedeWaris Dirie

Sally Hawkins

Sally HawkinsMarylin

Craig Parkinson

Craig ParkinsonNeil

Meera Syal

Meera SyalPushpa Patel

Anthony Mackie

Anthony MackieHarold Jackson

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet StevensonLucinda

Timothy Spall

Timothy SpallTerry Donaldson

Lucrezia Phantazia

Lucrezia PhantaziaGirl in Boardinghouse

Soraya Omar-Scego

Soraya Omar-ScegoYoung Waris

Anna Hilgedieck

Anna HilgedieckGirl in Shower

Matthew Alexander Kaufman

Matthew Alexander KaufmanFastfood Manager

Prashant Prabhakar

Prashant PrabhakarKami

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