Desert Flower
A resilient Somali girl battles forced marriage and brutal tradition to flee her homeland, rise as an international supermodel, and wield her fame as a UN advocate against female genital mutilation.
“The extraordinary true story of the woman who crossed the desert and changed the world.”
Synopsis
The autobiography details the life of a Somali nomad who was married off at the age of 13, later fled Africa, and eventually became a supermodel in the United States. Now 38 years old, she serves as a United Nations spokeswoman against female genital mutilation.
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Principal cast & crew: 21
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Edited by Clara FabryShot by Ken KelschScored by Martin TodsharowDesigned by Jamie Leonard
Box Office
2009 · Box office
Grossed $14.7M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$14.7M
Re-release box office
- 20118 theaters
- $74K($108K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Also known as
- Wüstenblumede
- Flor del desiertoes
- Fleur du désertfr
- Fiore del desertoit
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Cast & Crew
21 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Soraya Omar Scego
as Young Waris
Idriss Abdillahi Houfaneh
as Old Man
Awa Said Darar
as Amina
Roun Daher Ainan
as Waris' Mother
Osman Aden Dalieg
as Waris' Father
Liya Kebede
as Waris Dirie
Sally Hawkins
as Marilyn
Meera Syal
as Pushpa Patel
Anna Hilgedieck
as Girl in Shower
Lucrezia Phantazia
as Girl in Boardinghouse
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1Writers
4Producers
1Other crew
6Parents Guide
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