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Film: Desert Flower

The film Desert Flower is based on Waris Dirie's autobiography. The film follows Waris Dirie's life, from growing up in a Somali nomad family to becoming an internationally acclaimed fashion model. The film puts focus on issues such as immigration, child marriage, and female genital mutilation.
Desert Flower
Waris Dirie is played by Liya Kebede in the film. Image: Mr. Brown Entertainment / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
What is an autobiography?

If you choose to write the history of someone else's life it is called a biography.

If you write the history of your own life, it is called an autobiography.

My mother named me after a miracle of nature: Waris means desert flower. The desert flower blooms in a barren environment where few living things can survive.

Waris Dirie

You can watch the film below.

Film details:

Year of release: 2009

Duration: 2 hours

Genre: drama

Director: Sherry Horma

Cast: Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Anthony Mackie, Craig Parkinson, Juliet Stevenson, Meera Syal, Timothy Spall.

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

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