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Desert Flower is a 2009 German biographical film directed by Sherry Hormann. It stars Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins and Craig Parkinson, and is based on the Somali-born model Waris Dirie's autobiography.
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Plot
Journey of Waris Dirie (played by Liya Kebede) from a nomadic pastoralist background in Somalia to a new life and career in the West as a fashion model and activist against female genital mutilation.
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Cast
- 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
- Soraya Omar-Scego - Waris aged 12
- Teresa Churcher - Nurse Anne
- Eckart Friz - Spike
- Prashant Prabhakar - Kami
- Anna Hilgedieck - Tilda
- Matt Kaufman - Burger Bar Manager
- Emma Kay - Immigration officer
- Elli - European Man
- Nick Raio - Truck Driver
- Robert Robalino - Cafe owner
- Chris Wilson - Embassy Official
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Awards
- Festival de San Sebastián 2009
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