Desert Flower (2009): Cast & Box Office
Desert Flower is a 2009 drama directed by Sherry Hormann, starring Liya Kebede as Waris Dirie, Timothy Spall and Anthony Mackie. It runs 2 hours and earned $14.7 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h (120 min)
- Director
- Sherry Hormann
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Backup Media
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Desert Flower About?
The premise of Desert Flower without spoilers.
Based on the true story of Waris Dirie, a Somali nomad who was forced into marriage at thirteen, escaped her homeland, crossed the desert and eventually built a career as an international supermodel. Now 38, she serves as a UN spokesperson campaigning against female genital mutilation.
Desert Flower Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- immigrant
- modeling
- photo shoot
- rape
- homelessness
- circumcision
- based on true story
- based on novel
- excision
- female genital mutilation
- supermodel
- nomad
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- africa
- un
- f rated
- starving
- thinness
- based on autobiography
- title directed by female
- ends with text
- year 1997
- speech
- united nations
- autobiographical
- interracial relationship
- female protagonist
- menarche
- menstruation
- loss of sister
- airplane
- african
- blood
- interracial marriage
- catwalk
- sex
- female nudity
- posing
- camel
- goat
- london england
- somalia
- desert
- waris
- title spoken by character
- child abuse
- female rear nudity
- female frontal nudity
- female director
- female filmmaker
- original author as character
Desert Flower Cast & Characters
Liya Kebede leads the cast as Waris Dirie, with Timothy Spall as Terry Donaldson and Anthony Mackie as Harold Jackson. Directed by Sherry Hormann; 22 actors are credited in all.
- Director Sherry Hormann
- Liya Kebede as Waris Dirie
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Timothy Spall as Terry Donaldson -
Anthony Mackie as Harold Jackson -
Sally Hawkins as Marylin
Also Starring in Desert Flower
· 18 more- Meera Syal Pushpa Patel
- Craig Parkinson Neil
- Juliet Stevenson Lucinda
- Tim Seyfi Simon
- Nigel Betts Home Office Detective
- Anastasia Hille Journalist
- Prashant Prabhakar Kami
- Nick Raio Truck Driver New York
- Teresa Churcher Nurse Anne
- Anna Hilgedieck Girl in Shower
- Lucrezia Phantazia Girl in Boardinghouse
- Emma Kay Immigration Officer
- Matthew Alexander Kaufman Fastfood Manager
- Soraya Omar-Scego Young Waris
- William de Coverly Doctor
- Safa Idriss Nour Little Waris
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- Eckart Friz Spike
- Michele Thevenet Make Up Artist
More from Sherry Hormann
More films directed by Sherry Hormann, best-rated first: Fall for Me, A Regular Woman, Tödliche Geheimnisse – Jagd in Kapstadt and Deadly Leaks.
Desert Flower Box Office
Desert Flower grossed $14.7 million worldwide. $44,348 came from the US and Canada and $14.6 million (100%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$14.7M
- US & Canada
- $44.3K
- International
- $14.6M
Cars in Desert Flower
23 cars on screen, including the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria and the Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse Stretched Limousine V124.
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2000 Ford Crown Victoria Minor role -
Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse Stretched Limousine V124 Minor role -
Mitsubishi Fuso The Great Minor role -
2006 Chevrolet Colorado Background role
Desert Flower Also Known As
21 alternative titles, including “Fleur du désert” and “Flor do Deserto”.
- Also known as
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- Fleur du désert
- Flor do Deserto
- Wüstenblume
- Flor del desierto
- Květ pouště
- Çöl Çiçeği
- Kwiat pustyni
- 沙漠之花
- Цветок пустыни
- En blomma i Afrikas öken
- Aavikon Kukka
- פרח המדבר
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- Fiore del deserto
- A sivatag virága
- Púštny kvet
- 데저트 플라워
- Пустинно цвете
- デザート・フラワー
- Dykumos Gėlė
- Λουλούδι της Ερήμου
- Puščavska roža
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Desert Flower FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Desert Flower, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Desert Flower?
Desert Flower runs 2 hours (120 minutes).
When was Desert Flower released?
Desert Flower was released on September 24, 2009.
Who directed Desert Flower?
Desert Flower was directed by Sherry Hormann.
More films by Sherry Hormann Who is in the cast of Desert Flower?
Desert Flower stars Liya Kebede as Waris Dirie, Timothy Spall as Terry Donaldson and Anthony Mackie as Harold Jackson, among 22 credited actors.
How much did Desert Flower make at the box office?
Desert Flower grossed $14.7 million worldwide ($44,348 domestic, $14.6 million international).
Does Desert Flower have a post-credit scene?
No. Desert Flower has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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