

Desert Flower
Visit website7.5/10 • 448
2009-09-24 • 2h 0m
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.
- Directors
- Sherry Hormann

Desert Flower
Visit website2009-09-24 • 2h 0m
7.5/10 • 448
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.
- Directors
- Sherry Hormann
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsLiya Kebede
Waris Dirie
Sally Hawkins
Marylin
Craig Parkinson
Neil
Meera Syal
Pushpa Patel
Anthony Mackie
Harold Jackson
Juliet Stevenson
Lucinda
Timothy Spall
Terry Donaldson
Lucrezia Phantazia
Girl in Boardinghouse
Soraya Omar-Scego
Young Waris
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- --
- Revenue
- $14,682,943.00
- Keywords
- based on novel or bookafricawildernesssupermodelsomaliabased on true storyvagabondunited nationswoman director