Desert Flower (2009)
The extraordinary true story of the woman who crossed the desert and changed the world.
Starring Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Craig Parkinson
Directed by Sherry Hormann
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.
Runtime: 120 min.
Rating: 7.4
DVD
Languages: English,French,Somali
Countries: Austria,Germany,United Kingdom
Genres: Drama
Keywords: africa,based on novel or book,wilderness,somalia,supermodel,based on a true story,vagabond,united nations,woman director
Cast
Waris Dirie
Marylin
Neil
Pushpa Patel
Harold Jackson
Lucinda
Terry Donaldson
Girl in Boardinghouse
Young Waris
Girl in Shower
Fastfood Manager
Kami
Simon
Nurse Anne
Doctor
Truck Driver New York
Journalist
Little Waris
Home Office Detective
Spike
Make Up Artist