Desert Flower

The extraordinary true story of the woman who crossed the desert and changed the world.

Duration: 120 min

Release date: 2009-09-24

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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.

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Craig Parkinson

Craig Parkinson

as Pushpa Patel

as Harold Jackson

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

as Terry Donaldson

Lucrezia Phantazia

Lucrezia Phantazia

as Girl in Boardinghouse

Soraya Omar-Scego

Soraya Omar-Scego

Anna Hilgedieck

Anna Hilgedieck

as Girl in Shower

Matthew Alexander Kaufman

Matthew Alexander Kaufman

as Fastfood Manager

Prashant Prabhakar

Prashant Prabhakar

Teresa Churcher

Teresa Churcher

William de Coverly

William de Coverly

as Truck Driver New York

Anastasia Hille

Anastasia Hille

Safa Idriss Nour

Safa Idriss Nour

as Little Waris

as Home Office Detective

Michele Thevenet

Michele Thevenet

as Make Up Artist

as Immigration Officer

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Scenario Writer

Scenario Writer

Maan Youssouf Ahmed

Maan Youssouf Ahmed

Production Assistant

Production Design

Martin Todsharow

Martin Todsharow

Director of Photography

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