Desert Flower
Directed by Sherry Hormann
Germany, Austria, France / 2009 / 127min / Drama
©Desert Flower Filmproductions GmbH
Fleeing a forced marriage at thirteen, a Somali girl arrives in London and finds work as a maidservant in her Embassy. When the Embassy closes during Somalia's civil war, she disappears into the big city before, while working as a cleaner, she attracts a fashion photographer's attention. After achieving international success as a model, she abandons her career to fight genital mutilation, of which she herself was a victim.
Distributor: Espace Sarou + SHOWGATE Inc.
Distributor: Espace Sarou + SHOWGATE Inc.
DESERT FLOWER - U.S. Theatrical Trailer - National Geographic Entertainment from James Lewis on Vimeo.
- 2011/10/2(Sun) 12:00 Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Tokyo
- 2011/10/7(Fri) 16:00 Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Tokyo
