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Desert Flower

2009 · 127 min · Director: Sherry Hormann ★ IMDb 7.3 · 15,675 ratings

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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).

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Desert Flower (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Inspiration. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Cast

SO
Soraya Omar-Scego

LK
Liya Kebede

Waris Dirie

Sally Hawkins

Marylin

IA
Idriss Abdillahi Houfaneh

AS
Awa Saïd Darar

Meera Syal

Pushpa Patel

Anthony Mackie

Harold Jackson

Timothy Spall

Terry Donaldson

LP
Lucrezia Phantazia

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AH
Anna Hilgedieck

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MA
Matthew Alexander Kaufman

Fastfood Manager

PP
Prashant Prabhakar

Kami

TS
Tim Seyfi

Simon

TC
Teresa Churcher

Nurse Anne

Wd
William de Coverly

Doctor

NR
Nick Raio

Truck Driver New York

Anastasia Hille

Journalist

SI
Safa Idriss Nour

Little Waris

NB
Nigel Betts

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EF
Eckart Friz

Spike

Details

Directed by
Sherry Hormann
Written by
Sherry Hormann, Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
127 min
Country
United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, France
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 15,675 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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