Desert Flower

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

Sep 24 2009 R 2h 0m
Biography, Drama

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.

Plot

The autobiography of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 3, 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 (FGM).

Written by

Waris Dirie, Sherry Hormann, Cathleen Miller

Directed by

Sherry Hormann

Cast

Soraya Omar-Scego, Idriss Abdillahi Houfaneh, Awa Saïd Darar

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, Germany, Austria

Production Companies

Desert Flower, Torus, Backup Media

Languages

Somali, Français, English

Awards

4 wins & 3 nominations

Trailers
Desert Flower Official Trailer {HD}
Scores
# of Votes
15,345
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
54
Popularity
NA