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.
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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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Sist fagleg oppdatert 08.02.2021