Desert Flower (2009)






Waris Dirie, born 1965 in Somalia, flees at 13 when sold as 4th wife. She's maid at the Somalian embassy in London, then McDonald's, where she's discovered and becomes int'l top model. 1997, she speaks up against female genital mutilation.


Reviews

Ralf Blau, Wüstenblume, in: Cinema (Germany), nr. 377 (Oktober), 2009 pp. 36-37

Andreas Busche, Wüstenblume, in: epd Film, nr. 9, 2009 pp. 48-49

Desert Flower
United Kingdom / Germany / Austria 2009

Directed by
Sherry Hormann

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Year: 2009
Country: United Kingdom
Germany
Austria
Language: English
Somali
French
 
IMDb: 1054580