Desert Flower (2009)
- Directed by
- Sherry Hormann
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, France, Austria
- Runtime
- 2h 01m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 491 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film is based on the true story of Waris Dirie, a Somali woman who becomes a model. It shows her difficult early life in Somalia and her journey to find freedom and success in the West.
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What happens
Desert Flower is a 2009 biographical film directed by Sherry Hormann. It stars Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins and Craig Parkinson, and is based on the Somali-born model Waris Dirie's autobiography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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