The read
A Balasaur Score of 65 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 50%, Metacritic 54/100. Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic54/100
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
502 audience votes
Key crew
- Sherry HormannDirector
Cast
- Liya KebedeWaris Dirie
- Sally HawkinsMarylin
- Craig ParkinsonNeil
- Meera SyalPushpa Patel
- Anthony MackieHarold Jackson
- Juliet StevensonLucinda
- Timothy SpallTerry Donaldson
- Lucrezia PhantaziaGirl in Boardinghouse
- Soraya Omar-ScegoYoung Waris
- Anna HilgedieckGirl in Shower
- Matthew Alexander KaufmanFastfood Manager
- Prashant PrabhakarKami
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookafricawildernesssupermodelsomaliabased on true storyvagabondunited nationswoman director
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