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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.
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
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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