Desert Flower

2009· 127 min★ 7.3· Biography, Drama

Waris Dirie, born 1965 in Somalia, flees at thirteen when sold to be a mans fourth wife. She works as a maid at the Somalian embassy in London, then in a McDonald's where she's discovered and becomes an international top model.

Cast: Soraya Omar-Scego, Idriss Abdillahi Houfaneh, Awa Saïd Darar

Director: Sherry Hormann