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Desert Flower

Name: Desert Flower
Director: Sherry Hormann
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009-09-24
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Craig Parkinson, Meera Syal, Anthony Mackie

2009 · 2h 0m · Drama

IMDb 7.3 Metacritic 54 RT 50%

The scores are mixed, but this true story of resilience and activism deserves your attention—it's got heart and important things to say, even if critics were divided on the execution. If you want meaningful drama over a crowd-pleaser, watch it.

Plot

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.

Director: Sherry Hormann

Cast: Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Craig Parkinson, Meera Syal, Anthony Mackie

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