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2009

Desert Flower

Directed by Sherry Hormann
The extraordinary true story of the woman who crossed the desert and changed the world.

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.

Duration

2h

Released

September 24, 2009

Revenue

$14,682,943

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7.5

Rating449

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Lists30

Cast22

  • Liya Kebede
  • Sally Hawkins
  • Craig Parkinson
  • Meera Syal
  • Anthony Mackie
  • Juliet Stevenson
  • Timothy Spall
  • Lucrezia Phantazia
  • Soraya Omar-Scego

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