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The extraordinary true story of the woman who crossed the desert and changed the world. - Desert Flower
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Title: Desert Flower

Release Date: 24 Sep 2009

Runtime: 2h

Genre: Drama

Director: Backup Media, Torus, Desert Flower

Production Companies: Backup Media, Torus, Desert Flower

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.5 (423 votes)

Cast

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