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  • Desert Flower
  • Opened March 18, 2011 (Limited 3/18) | Runtime:2 hr 0 min
  • R
    some violent content, a scene of sexuality and language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 16+. Read More
  • Waris Dirie (Liya Kebede) escapes the horrors of Somalia to work in London, where a photographer (Timothy Spall) and an agent (Juliet Stevenson) turn her into a top supermodel.
  • Cast: Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall, Meera Syal, Juliet Stevenson
  • Director: Sherry Hormann
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Documentary, Drama

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  • Liya Kebede and Waris Dirie on the set of ``Desert Flower.''
  • Liya Kebede as Waris Dirie in ``Desert Flower.''
  • Liya Kebede as Waris Dirie and Sally Hawkins as Marylin in ``Desert Flower.''
  • Liya Kebede as Waris Dirie in ``Desert Flower.''
  • Soraya Omar-Scego as young Waris in ``Desert Flower.''
  • Anthony Mackie as Harold Jackson and Liya Kebede as Waris Dirie in ``Desert Flower.''
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Desert Flower Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Not To Be Missed!

    by the24keysoflicorice

    Desert Flower is a very powerful true story that National Geographic has presented very tastefully to the public. It is truly one movie which should not be missed. Every woman should make an extra effort to see it.

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Desert Flower Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score 54 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Desert Flower tells a rags-to-riches story, but it plays like two stories in...

  • 60
    Boxoffice Magazine | Richard Mowe

    The film proves a gripping, if uneven, cinematic journey.

  • 60
    NPR | Mark Jenkins

    The broad comedy clashes with the movie's final message: that 6,000 girls face...

  • 60
    Village Voice |

    Luckily, her cast makes up for the lapses, and Kebede is especially effective...

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