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Mar 31, 2011 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Desert Flower" tells an extraordinary story in an ordinary way. It has a compelling message and surrounds it with biopic scenes that appear to be brought in from a different kind of movie. The effect is rather unsettling. The film is based on the life of Waris Dirie, an international supermodel who began ...
Mar 18, 2011 · Walter Wehner/National Geographic Entertainment. Desert Flower. Director: Sherry Horman. Genre: Biographical Social Drama. Running Time: 122 minutes. Rated R for offscreen violence, sexual ...
Mar 18, 2011 · By Neil Genzlinger. March 17, 2011. “Desert Flower,” a well-made film that depicts the remarkable life of the model Waris Dirie, manages to be both a classic feel-good story and about as far ...
- Sherry Hormann
Our review: Parents say Not yet rated Rate movie. Kids say ( 1 ): Desert Flower is an important movie, but not a great one. Dirie's life-story is inspiring, her experiences as young girl are tragic, and her ability to speak out against a custom that has long been hidden is impressive. But the movie feels like a string of scenes stitched ...
- Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall
- Sherry Horman
- National Geographic
Oct 18, 2010 · “Desert Flower,” based on the autobiography by Waris Dirie, a Somali immigrant who became a top fashion model and social activist, is a moving, survival-against-all-odds story that forgoes ...
Nov 5, 2010 · Desert Flower was a New York / Los Angeles release in 2011 on Friday, March 18, 2011 in around 3 theaters. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Limitless , Paul and The Lincoln Lawyer .
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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 .
