Desert Flower (2009)
Release: September 24, 2009 | Runtime: 2h 0m | Rating: 7.6
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.
The extraordinary true story of the woman who crossed the desert and changed the world.
Where to watch by country
Main cast
- Liya Kebede as Waris Dirie
- Sally Hawkins as Marylin
- Craig Parkinson as Neil
- Meera Syal as Pushpa Patel
- Anthony Mackie as Harold Jackson
- Juliet Stevenson as Lucinda
- Timothy Spall as Terry Donaldson
- Lucrezia Phantazia as Girl in Boardinghouse
- Soraya Omar-Scego as Young Waris
- Anna Hilgedieck as Girl in Shower
- Matthew Alexander Kaufman as Fastfood Manager
- Prashant Prabhakar as Kami
- Tim Seyfi as Simon
- Teresa Churcher as Nurse Anne
- William de Coverly as Doctor
Similar movies
Night on the Galactic Railroad
1985
Rating: 7.2
The Tango Lesson
1997
Rating: 6.5
The Old Curiosity Shop
2007
Rating: 5.0
My Prison Yard
2008
Rating: 5.8
Death at Oslo Central
1990
Rating: 5.9
Mataharis
2007
Rating: 4.9
Arrogance and Virtue
2024
Rating: 6.9
Young Sophie Bell
2015
Rating: 5.5
The Village of Mist
1983
Rating: 7.1
Seven Beauties
1975
Rating: 7.5
Christopher Strong
1933
Rating: 5.8
Sleeping Dogs
1977
Rating: 5.6
Pandora's Box
2008
Rating: 6.4
Boy on a Dolphin
1957
Rating: 5.6
Ein Zug nach Manhattan
1981
Rating: 0.0
Fall
1997
Rating: 6.3
FAQ
What is Desert Flower about?
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.
Where to watch Desert Flower online?
Open the dedicated where-to-watch page for up-to-date platform availability.