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Director
  
Adapted from
  
Desert Flower

Language
  
EnglishSomali

7.4/10
IMDb


Genre
  
Biography, Drama

Duration
  

Country
  
Germany

Desert Flower (film) movie poster

Writer
  
Release date
  
5 September 2009 (2009-09-05) (Venice Film Festival)24 September 2009 (2009-09-24) (Germany)

Initial release
  
September 24, 2009 (Germany)

Story by
  
Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller

Music director
  
Martin Todsharow, Joy Denalane, Max Herre, Sekou

Cast
  
(Waris Dirie), (Marylin), (Neil), (Pushpa Patel), (Harold Jackson), (Lucinda)

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

Desert Flower is a 2009 German biographical film directed by Sherry Hormann. It stars Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins and Craig Parkinson, and is based on the Somali-born model Waris Dirie's autobiography.

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Plot

Desert Flower (film) movie scenes

Journey of Waris Dirie (played by Liya Kebede) from a nomadic pastoralist background in Somalia to a new life and career in the West as a fashion model and activist against female genital mutilation.

Cast

Desert Flower (film) movie scenes

  • Liya Kebede - Waris Dirie
  • Sally Hawkins - Marylin
  • Craig Parkinson - Neil
  • Meera Syal - Pushpa Patel
  • Anthony Mackie - Harold Jackson
  • Juliet Stevenson - Lucinda
  • Timothy Spall - Terry Donaldson
  • Soraya Omar-Scego - Waris aged 12
  • Teresa Churcher - Nurse Anne
  • Eckart Friz - Spike
  • Prashant Prabhakar - Kami
  • Anna Hilgedieck - Tilda
  • Matt Kaufman - Burger Bar Manager
  • Emma Kay - Immigration officer
  • Elli - European Man
  • Nick Raio - Truck Driver
  • Robert Robalino - Cafe owner
  • Chris Wilson - Embassy Official
  • Awards

    Desert Flower (film) wwwgstaticcomtvthumbmovieposters8280391p828

  • Festival de San Sebastián 2009

  • Desert Flower (film) Desert Flower Film Review Slant Magazine

    Desert Flower (film) Movie Review Liya Kebede Blooms In Desert Flower Observer

    Desert Flower (film) Desert Flower film clip 4 Translation YouTube

    Desert Flower (film) DESERT FLOWER FILM PRESS PLUS RICHARD LORMAND

    Desert Flower (film) Desert Flower Reviews Metacritic


    References

    Desert Flower (film) Wikipedia
    Desert Flower (film) IMDbDesert Flower (film) Rotten TomatoesDesert Flower (film) MetacriticDesert Flower (film) themoviedb.org


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