# Desert Flower (2009)

English · Released 2009-09-24

Desert Flower is a 2009 English film. Sally Hawkins, Meera Syal and Anthony Mackie appear in it.

Cast: Sally Hawkins as Marylin, Meera Syal as Pushpa Patel, Anthony Mackie as Harold Jackson

## Storyline
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.

## Common questions

### When was Desert Flower released?
Desert Flower was released on 24 September 2009.

### Who stars in Desert Flower?
Sally Hawkins, Meera Syal and Anthony Mackie star in Desert Flower.

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