Desert Flower

Sherry Hormann
2009-09-24

The extraordinary true story of the woman who crossed the desert and changed the world.
7.55
120 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Liya Kebede Waris Dirie Unowned
Sally Hawkins Marylin Calvin and Nobbs
Craig Parkinson Neil Unowned
Meera Syal Pushpa Patel Unowned
Anthony Mackie Harold Jackson The Free Refills
Juliet Stevenson Lucinda Unowned
Timothy Spall Terry Donaldson Unowned
Lucrezia Phantazia Girl in Boardinghouse Unowned
Soraya Omar-Scego Young Waris Unowned
Anna Hilgedieck Girl in Shower Unowned
Matthew Alexander Kaufman Fastfood Manager Unowned
Prashant Prabhakar Kami Unowned
Tim Seyfi Simon Unowned
Teresa Churcher Nurse Anne Unowned
William de Coverly Doctor Unowned
Nick Raio Truck Driver New York Unowned
Anastasia Hille Journalist Unowned
Safa Idriss Nour Little Waris Unowned
Nigel Betts Home Office Detective Unowned
Eckart Friz Spike Unowned
Michele Thevenet Make Up Artist Unowned