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Desert Flower
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7.6The 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.
Released: 2009-09-24120 minDir: Sherry HormannDramaBox office: $14.7M
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
Themes
- based on novel or book
- africa
- wilderness
- supermodel
- somalia
- based on true story
- vagabond
- united nations
- woman director
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 588712
- Official website
- www.espace-sarou.co.jp/desert
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- publication date
- 2009-00-00
- title
- Desert Flower
- review score
- 50%
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Connections
English language
Concept
Somalia
Country
IMDb
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Somali
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Wayback Machine
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female genital mutilation
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Alice Walker
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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Nawal El Saadawi
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biographical film
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dysmenorrhea
Disease
Sally Hawkins
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Waris Dirie
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Anthony Mackie
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Timothy Spall
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Liya Kebede
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Mary Daly
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pelvic inflammatory diseases
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dyspareunia
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keloid
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Categories
2009 biographical drama films2009 drama films2009 films2009 German filmsBiographical films about modelsEnglish-language biographical drama filmsEnglish-language German filmsFilms based on biographiesFilms directed by Sherry HormannFilms scored by Martin TodsharowFilms set in LondonFilms set in SomaliaFilms shot in CologneGerman biographical drama filmsTemplate film date with 2 release datesWorks about female genital mutilation