Film
Desert Flower (2009)
The extraordinary true story of the woman who crossed the desert and changed the world.
Drama· Directed by Sherry Hormann· 127 min
Overview
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.
Connections
Top billing
- Liya Kebede as Waris Dirie
- Sally Hawkins as Marylin
- Craig Parkinson as Neil
- Meera Syal as Pushpa Patel
- Anthony Mackie as Harold Jackson