Film of the Day: Solo Mio

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MOVIE

Desert Flower

2009

120 minutes (2 hrs 00 mins)

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

Production Country

United Kingdom • Germany • Austria • France

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Sherry Hormann

Starring

Soraya Omar-Scego · Idriss Abdillahi Houfaneh · Awa Said Darar · Roun Daher Ainan · Osman Aden Dalieg · Liya Kebede

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 18th March 2011

Germany release: 24th September 2009

Austria release: 9th October 2009

Box Office Quickview

US box office

Box Office debut: 18th Mar '11
Debut position: 80
Highest position: 75
Debut gross: $7.7 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 7

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

MA15+

K-15

Tous publics

PG12

M/12

M18

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£0

US total gross
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$44.3 Thousand

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

Total views:
63

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Last viewed:
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Director

Role

Sherry Hormann

Directed By

Timothy
Spall

Actor

Character

Soraya Omar-Scego

Young Waris

Idriss Abdillahi Houfaneh

Old Man

Awa Said Darar

Amina

Roun Daher Ainan

Waris' Mother

Osman Aden Dalieg

Waris' Father

Liya Kebede

Waris Dirie

Sally Hawkins

Marilyn

Meera Syal

Pushpa Patel

Anna Hilgedieck

Girl in Shower

Lucrezia Phantazia

Girl in Boardinghouse

Craig Parkinson

Neil

Matthew Alexander Kaufman

Fastfood Manager

Timothy Spall

Terry Donaldson

Prashant Prabhakar

Kami

Anthony Mackie

Harold Jackson

Tim Seyfi

Simon

Teresa Churcher

Nurse Anne

William de Coverly

Doctor

Mahamed Mohamoud Egueh

Amal

Daher Obsieh Aouled

Mister Galool

Mohamed Abdi Dahler

Truck Driver

Mardilla Said Djama

Waris' Grandmother

Fardouza Moussa Egueh

Aunt Aisha

Eckart Friz

Spike

Michele Thevenet

Make Up Artist

Juliet Stevenson

Lucinda

Matthias Ransberger

Casting Assistant

Eric Carter

Photographer

Yassine El Bouzidi

Aunt Marium

Addo Sabrie

Ambassador

Emma Kay

Immigration Officer

Nigel Betts

Home Office Detective

Melanie Roberson

Room Mate

Anastasia Hille

Journalist

Safa Idriss Nour

Little Waris

Dahabo Ali Kidar

Midgaan

Robert Robalino

Cafe Owner

Nick Raio

Truck Driver New York

James Allan

Model Agent's Assistant

Gavin Blackburn

Photographer's Assistant

Ross Donnelly

Immigration Officer

Elli

European Man

Grace Meurisse Francis

Chav

Robert Hammond

Man outside Embassy

Howard Pearse

Pedestrian

Chris Wilson

Embassy Official

Andrew Yiallouros

Supporting Artist