Desert Flower (film)
Desert Flower is a 2009 German 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.[5]
| Desert Flower | |
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| Directed by | Sherry Hormann |
| Produced by | Peter Hermann[1] Desert Flower Filmproductions Dor Film Majestic Filmproduktion BSI International Invest Bac Films |
| Written by | Waris Dirie (book) Sherry Hormann Smita Bhide |
| Screenplay by | Sherry Hormann (screenwriter)[2] Smita Bhide (script revision)[3] |
| Starring | Liya Kebede Sally Hawkins Craig Parkinson |
| Music by | Martin Todsharow |
| Cinematography | Ken Kelsch |
| Edited by | Clara Fabry |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | English Somali |
| Box office | $14,631,377[4] |
Plot
The film follows the journey of Waris Dirie (played by Liya Kebede) from a nomadic pastoralist background in Somalia to a new life and career in the West as a fashion model and activist against female genital mutilation.[5]
Cast
- Liya Kebede - Waris Dirie
- Sally Hawkins - Marylin
- Craig Parkinson - Neil
- Meera Syal - Pushpa Patel
- Anthony Mackie - Harold Jackson
- Juliet Stevenson - Lucinda
- Timothy Spall - Terry Donaldson
- Soraya Omar-Scego - Waris aged 12
- Teresa Churcher - Nurse Anne
- Eckart Friz - Spike
- Prashant Prabhakar - Kami
- Anna Hilgedieck - Tilda
- Matt Kaufman - Burger Bar Manager
- Emma Kay - Immigration officer
- Elli - European Man
- Nick Raio - Truck Driver
- Robert Robalino - Cafe owner
- Chris Wilson - Embassy Official
- safa Idiris Nour
Awards
- Festival de San Sebastián 2009
References
In-line references
- Peter Herrmann (film producer) at IMDb
Retrieved 16 April 2019 - WÜSTENBLUME - Credits Archived 2011-08-22 at the Wayback Machine ftvdb.bfi.org.uk, Retrieved 16 April 2019
- "Smita Bhide - Writer/Director" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- Desert Flower Statistics, boxofficemojo.com, Retrieved 16 April 2019
- "BFI | Film & TV Database | WÜSTENBLUME (2008)". BFI. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
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