Desert Flower (film)
| Desert Flower | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sherry Hormann |
| Written by | Waris Dirie (book) Sherry Hormann Smita Bhide |
| Screenplay by | Sherry Hormann (screenwriter)[1] Smita Bhide (script revision)[2] |
| Produced by | Peter Herrmann,[3] Desert Flower Filmproductions, Dor Film Majestic Filmproduktion BSI International Invest Bac Films |
| Starring | Liya Kebede Sally Hawkins Craig Parkinson |
| Cinematography | Ken Kelsch |
| Edited by | Clara Fabry |
| Music by | Martin Todsharow |
Release dates |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages | English Somali |
| Box office | $14,631,377[4] |
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]
Plot
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
Awards
- Festival de San Sebastián 2009
References
- ^ WÜSTENBLUME - Credits
- ^ "Smita Bhide - Writer/Director" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ Peter Herrmann (film producer) at IMDb
- ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=desertflower.htm
- ^ a b "BFI | Film & TV Database | WÜSTENBLUME (2008)". BFI. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
External links
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)
- Desert Flower at IMDb
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