Desert Flower (2009)
3.8 of 5 from 47 ratings
2h 4min
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- Synopsis:
- Sherry Horman directs this drama based on the real-life story of Waris Dirie, a poor girl who flees an arranged marriage in Somalia, winds up in London and becomes one of the world's most recognisable supermodels. As her star rises, Dirie speaks out against the practice of female genital mutilation, a trauma she experienced as a girl. Timothy Spall co-stars as the photographer who "discovered" Dirie working in a fast food joint.
- Actors:
- Soraya Omar-Scego, Idriss Abdillahi Houfaneh, Awa Saïd Darar, Roun Daher Aïnan, Osman Aden Dalieg, Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Meera Syal, Anna Hilgedieck, Lucrezia Phantazia, Craig Parkinson, Matthew Kaufman, Timothy Spall, Prashant Prabhakar, Anthony Mackie, Tim Seyfi, Teresa Churcher, William de Coverly, Mahamed Mohamoud Egueh, Daher Obsieh Aouled
- Directors:
- Sherry Hormann
- Writers:
- Smita Bhide, Waris Dirie
- Genres:
- Drama
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