Desert Flower
The extraordinary true story of the woman who crossed the desert and changed the world.
2009 | 120m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Sherry Hormann |
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| Writer: | Waris Dirie |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 24, 2009 |
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| Director: | Sherry Hormann |
| Writer: | Waris Dirie |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | africa, based on novel or book, wilderness, somalia, supermodel, based on true story, vagabond, united nations, woman director |
| Production Companies | Desert Flower, Backup Media, Torus |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $14,682,943
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Liya 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 |
| Anna Hilgedieck | Girl in Shower |
| Matthew Alexander Kaufman | Fastfood Manager |
| Prashant Prabhakar | Kami |
| Tim Seyfi | Simon |
| Teresa Churcher | Nurse Anne |
| William de Coverly | Doctor |
| Nick Raio | Truck Driver New York |
| Anastasia Hille | Journalist |
| Safa Idriss Nour | Little Waris |
| Nigel Betts | Home Office Detective |
| Eckart Friz | Spike |
| Michele Thevenet | Make Up Artist |
| Emma Kay | Immigration Officer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sherry Hormann | Scenario Writer, Director |
| Waris Dirie | Scenario Writer, Novel |
| Ken Kelsch | Director of Photography |
| Smita Bhide | Co-Writer, Script Editor |
| Jamie Leonard | Production Design |
| Martin Todsharow | Music |
| Maan Youssouf Ahmed | Production Assistant |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 39 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 14 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 349 | 710 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 171 | 389 |