Desert Flower

Desert Flower

  • Director: Sherry Hormann
  • Writer: Waris Dirie,Sherry Hormann,Cathleen Miller
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, France
  • Language: English, Somali, French
  • Release date: September 24, 2009
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Also known as: Flor del Desierto
  • "The Desert Flower" is a feature film directed by Sherry Horman , produced in the UK, starring Liya Kebede and Sally Hawkins .
    The film is based on the autobiographical bestseller of WarisDirie, a black Somali model . It tells the story of Wallis walking out of the Somali desert to becoming the world's top supermodel. It was released in the UK in 2009. 

    Details

    • Release date September 24, 2009
    • Filming locations Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies Desert Flower Filmproductions, Majestic Filmproduktion, MTM West Television & Film

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $44,348

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $7,657

    Gross worldwide

    $14,682,943

    Movie reviews

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    • By Jaida 2022-12-31 21:53:57

      women's struggle

      The first time I saw this movie, I knew the word "circumcision", and there was one plot that was particularly impressive. When the heroine went to the hospital, the male doctor insulted her. It can be seen that the local people respect circumcision.

      Then I went and searched about "circumcision", which is a corner of modern civilization that I have a hard time understanding. Women are circumcised and their genitalia are removed and sewn up, and it is usually very painful to urinate. It...

    • By Zita 2022-12-29 02:52:13

      . .

      Recommended again by classmates, just re-read it.

        When I saw the matter of the intermediate passport, I found that the employees who were working for their dreams were anxiously jumping up and down, but they still insisted on it. If the entire script was concocted by a scheming proponent, it would be considered too clever a social issue. very nice.
        What impresses me most is that she still loves her home and her African land. It is those circumcisions that make many people...

    • By Wendy 2022-12-26 14:24:32

      desert flower

      I have always been an emotional person. Because I like watching movies, I am often moved by the stories in the movies. I remember that the movies I cried the most were "Street Diary" and "The Pianist at Sea". . . . Something like this, every time I hear the protagonist's monologue, there seems to be an inexplicable power within me, the desire to change the world.
      I don't know if I have watched too many movies. When I watched this movie, my nose was sore, my heart was blocked, and the tears...

    • By Vita 2022-12-21 18:44:30

      After watching "Desert Flower"

      Saw "Desert Flower" last night. I feel deeply. This movie amplifies my heartache and emotion to the extreme. Heartache. Heartache what? Heartache On this huge earth, there are ideas and concepts that girls' genital organs are considered unclean; heartache is staged every day on this land where girls' genital organs are cut off; Atrocities are traditionally considered sacred in Africa and elsewhere. When the heroine Hua Lisi said this cruel "criminal law", I couldn't help pressing the pause...

    • By Rebecca 2022-12-20 13:23:27

      Feminine Shackles

      In ancient China, there were three principles and five constants. Women had to be knowledgeable and polite, and it was almost impossible and extravagant for poor people to go to a private school.

      At home, women obey their fathers and brothers, and after marriage, they obey their husbands - who will give women the right to hibernate? ! No, perhaps people in the past never dreamed that one day, their children and grandchildren will be a society where men and women are equal and marriage...

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    • By Mittie 2023-09-10 23:22:31

      Startled and scared and cried. The heroine is...

    • By Abigale 2023-08-29 09:03:31

      Work with heart. Poor...

    • By Dewitt 2023-08-16 20:30:19

      The quality of the film itself is not very high, it can only be regarded as average, but the subject matter is very bold. It is the first time I know about the behavior of female circumcision in Somalia (Africa), but as a Somali girl, she is unfortunate and lucky. Yes, she has a beautiful face, a charming figure, and can get the help of many kind people when she is wandering in the UK, which makes her finally embark on the road of success. ——1. Just know that it is adapted from reality; 2. See...

    • By Letha 2023-08-14 22:01:22

      Much of the film's success is due to the choice of subject matter, and there is so much to say about the criticism and condemnation of female circumcision. Whether it is Somalia's circumcision or the previous Chinese foot binding and other bad habits, they are the biggest damage to women. However, in addition to the success of the theme, the heroine's personal temperament and the role of the film are also integrated, and Karen Karen's role this time is too...

    • By Brett 2023-07-30 04:01:28

      Better to abolish feudal...

    Movie plot

    WarisDirie ( played by Liya Kebede ) was born in the desolate Somali desert. At the age of three, he was forced to undergo brutal female circumcision. At the age of twelve, his father married a 60-year-old old man for five camels. He almost escaped barefoot in the desert. Lost his life. Later, he went to London to be taken in by the kind Marilyn ( Sally Hawkins ) , and met the famous photographer Donaldson ( Timothy Spall ) in the...
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    Creative background

    "The Desert Flower" is adapted from the biographical novel of the same name created by WarisDirie . Since its release, the book has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and quickly attracted the attention of filmmaker Sherry Horman . She decided to make this Modern fairy tales mingled between the dazzling glitz and ancient religious rituals are put on the big screen, with a visual angle full of vitality, emotional depth, and...
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    Evaluation action

    "The Desert Flower" is based on real events. It not only allows more people to understand the cruel circumcision of women in some countries in Africa, but also enables government decision makers and the public to truly realize the harm of female circumcision, and make this bad practice thoroughly. It is of practical significance to eradicate it from society. (People's Daily Online ) Although the female protagonist Liya Kebede performed...
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