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INTRODUCTION

was little I had many dreams, but I never imagined I would end my life described seeing on the big screen.
When I returned to the desert, the memories I attacked with great intensity and strength was an overwhelming experience. I touched on all Somali children in the film: Soraya, I played as a child, Saffa, that little angel, who had to prove so much suffering in the film, and the young Idris, who plays my brother with the utmost authenticity.

Years ago, when I met the producer Peter Herrmann, I got on my nerves. But today I must admit that it has given everything for this project. It seems a very beautiful film, and most beautiful of all is the landscape of Africa. Also Sherry Hormann, the director, who showed great courage to embark on a journey so complex. Sometime during the shooting I thought we'd end up arguing, but my intuition told me I should trust her and let him do his job. No one would have done better.

Liya, sister, have much in common. You've become a part of me and I admire your work.

The first time I saw the movie finished, I was easy to see my life portrayed on screen. Leaving the room, I was deeply moved, but I also knew that the film carries an important message to all viewers share: respect for human dignity.

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CAST Waris Dirie

........................... .................................................. ........... Liya Kebede
Marilyn .............................................. ......................................... SALLY HAWKINS
............................................. Terry Donaldson .............................. Timothy Spall
Lucinda .............................................. .................................... Neil ..............................................
JULIET STEVENSON ........................................... CRAIG PARKINSON
Harold .............................................. ....................................... ANTHONY MACKIE
Pushpa .............................................. .................................................. Meera Syal
girl Waris ............................................ ....................... OMAR-SCEGO SORAYA



CREW Director ..................................... ........................................... Sherry Hormann
.............................................. Writer .................................. Sherry Hormann
From the autobiographical novel of ........................................ ..... Waris Dirie
Producer .............................................. ................................... PETER HERRMANN
Coproducers .............................................. ................... BENJAMIN HERRMANN
............................................... .................................................. .... Danny Krausz
............................................... .................................................. ........... ROCH LEÑERO
............................................... .................................................. ........... Waris Dirie
............................................... .................................................. ..... TIL SCHWEIGER
............................................... ................................................. BARBARA SEILLER
............................................... ................................. HANS-WOLFGANG Jurgan
............................................. ................................................ HUBERT VON Spreti
.............................................. .................................................. ........ BETTINA REITZ y director de producción
Coproductor .................................... GERHARD HEGELE
Director de fotografía ............................................ ............................. Ken Kelsch
Diseño de producción ............................................ ...................... Editor ..............................................
JAMIE LEONARD ......................................... Cast
FABRY CLARA .............................................. .............................. HUBBARD JOHN & ROS
Costume Design ......................................... ........................ BINDER GABRIELE Sound
............................................ .......................... Stephen Collier
Mixtures .............................................. .............................................. MÖLLER FALK

Countries: Germany, Austria, France
Language: English
Length: 124 '

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Sherry Hormann (Director) was born in Kingston, New York. She was awarded several prizes for his first film as director, Leise Schatten (1991), which he also wrote, among which are the Bavarian Film Award and the Max Ophüls Prize. He graduated from the HFF (Academy of Television and Film Munich). He began working as a decorator in the film Tiger, Löwe, Panther (1987), of which he wrote, and Spieler (1989), both by Dominik Graf.

debuted as a director on the popular comedy Frauen sind wunderbare WAS (1994), which he also wrote, but rose to fame with his second film, Irren ist männlich (1996), a comedy seen by more than one and half million viewers.

has directed several thrillers for television including highlight "Bella Block", "My Daughter's Tears" (2001), three episodes of "criminal" (2006) and the acclaimed miniseries two chapters, "Helen , Fred und Ted "(2006). PETER HERRMANN

(Producer) studied Ethnology in Munich, but was attracted by the cinema. Started in 1984 directing documentaries. In 1994 he co-founded MTM. Is director MTM General West in Cologne since 1999.

His biggest success to date, as a producer, was the Oscar-winning Nowhere in Africa (2001). The film also won five German Film Awards and the Bavarian Film Prize. He has produced Olgas Sommer (2002), by Nina Grosse, and Eine Handvoll Gras (2000), Roland Suso Richter, winner of the 'Cannes Junior 2001 ", the children's section at Cannes.

As executive producer is credited Fette Welt (1999) and Jan Schütte, and Totmacher Der (1995), Romuald Karmakar. Ken Kelsch

(Director photo) graduated from the University of New York. After serving in the Special Forces in Vietnam, he began shooting commercials. His first feature as cinematographer was the blockbuster Bad Lieutenant (1992), Abel Ferrara. Then again shooting several films with director: Dangerous Game (1993), The Addiction (1994), The Funeral (1996), which was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, The Blackout: hidden in memory (1997) , New Rose Hotel (1998) and A Christmas Carol (2001). For his long friendship with the director, was interviewed in the documentary A Short Film About the Long Career of Abel Ferrara (2004).

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busy photography thriller House Arrest (2008), directed by Eric Red, and working in the film as an actor. Has more than 40 films to his credit, among which include The Impostors (1998), Stanley Tucci, Nowhere to Go But Up (2003), Amos Kollek, starring Audrey Tautou; Asmali Konak: Hayat (2003), by Abdullah Oguz , the film version of the hit series of the same title Turkish and Sicak (2008).

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Liya Kebede (Waris Dirie) is an international model, actress and philanthropist. Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Has been home to prestigious magazines such as Vogue (U.S. edition, Italian, German, Japanese and English), V, Elle, Harper's Bazaar and Time's Style & Design. In 2003 he was the first black woman to become the "face" of Estée Lauder cosmetics. He has worked for major brands like Yves Saint Laurent, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Tommy Hilfiger, ...

The cinema has had roles in The Good Shepherd (2007), Robert De Niro and Mr. of war (2006), by Andrew Niccol. Plays his first starring role in desert flora.

In February 2007 he created Lemlem ( www.lemlem.com ), a range of children's clothing and women's single hand-woven in Ethiopia, with the aim of helping the Ethiopian weavers, contribute to economic independence families and preserve the art of weaving. The idea came during a trip with her husband to Ethiopia, where he discovered that the products of thousands of traditional weavers and had no place in the market. The word "Lemlem" means "flower" in Amharic.

always intended to help the African cause, has recently established The Liya Kebede Foundation ( Www.theliyakebedefoundation.org ) to reduce child mortality, and between mothers and newborns, and improve the health and welfare of mothers and children. Is Goodwill Ambassador of the World Health Organization. SALLY HAWKINS

(Marilyn) was awarded the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival 2008 for his portrayal of the naive and eternally optimistic Poppy in A Lucky, Mike Leigh, which also won the Globe Gold studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and made his debut in 2003 at All or Nothing, which was followed

Also seen in Layer Cake / Organized Crime (2004), Matthew Vaughn, starring Daniel Craig, W Delta Z (2007), by Tom Shankland, Cassandra's Dream (2008), Woody Allen, starring Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell, and An Education (2009), Lone Scherfig, with Emma Thompson, written by Nick Hornby, and presented at the Berlin Film Festival this year.

Soon we will see in the upcoming "Happy Ever Afters, Stephen Burke. Currently wheel Never Let Me Go, by Mark Romanek, with Keira Knightley and Charlotte Rampling, and soon will roll It's a Wonderful Afterlife ¸ Gurinder Chadha.

Timothy Spall (Terry Donaldson) was born in Battersea, London, in 1957. Often papers have given working-class characters in several films of Mike Leigh, as in Home, Sweet Home, and he played a cab driver in All or Nothing philosopher (2002), due to its ability to bring wisdom to characters apparently simple.

is a famous actor who has been part of the Royal Shakespeare Company. It was the evil Peter Pettigrew in four installments of Harry Potter. But it has given life to some "bad" as his twisted character in Enchanted: the story of Giselle (2007), and the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Tim Burton, with Johnny Depp.
In 2009 he worked in two horror films, The Wake Wood, David Keating, and Heartless, the Philip Ridley.

Among other films to mention the famous white hunter, black heart (1990), Clint Eastwood, The Sheltering Sky (1990), Bernardo Bertolucci, Vanilla Sky (2001), Cameron Crowe, the latter one samurai (2003), Edward Zwick, and Hamlet (1995), Kenneth Branagh.

JULIET STEVENSON (Lucinda) is not only known for its more than fifty roles in film, television and theater, but also as a singer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, debut in Drowning by Numbers (1988), Peer Greenaway, which was followed Truly, Madly, Deeply / A ghost in love (1990), Anthony Minghella, and The Trial of David Hugh Jones, adapted by Harold Pinter from the novel The Trial by Franz Kafka. Participated in the documentary Paris Was a Woman (1996), worked in Emma (1996), Douglas McGrath, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Food of Love, Ventura Pons.

We have seen in blockbuster movies like Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Gurinder Chadha, The Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2002), Douglas McGrath, Mona Lisa Smile (2003), directed by Mike Newell with Julia Roberts; Being Julia (2004), Istvan Szabo, starring Annette Bening, Triage (2009), with Colin Farrell and Christopher Lee, and Streetlight (2009), Ian Sharp.

won the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1992 for her role in "Death and the Maiden." He has won numerous film awards and was nominated for BAFTA on several occasions. ANTHONY MACKIE

(Harold) is one of the most promising actors of the moment in America. Born in New Orleans in 1979 and graduated from the prestigious Juilliard School of Art in New York.
He played a rapper in his first feature film, 8 Mile (2002), Curtis Hanson, with Eminem. His work caught the attention of Spike Lee, who gave him the lead role in the telefilm "Sucker Free City" (2004) and the film She Hate Me (2004). He has worked in the thriller Hollywood Homicide (2003), Ron Shelton, with Harrison Ford, in the Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby (2005), Clint Eastwood, Half Nelson (2006), with Ryan Gosling, and the comedy The Man (2005), starring Samuel L. Jackson. Starred as Nat Turner on Ascension Day (2007) and rap legend Tupac Shakur Notorious (2009).

soon play the jazz musician Buddy Bolden in Bolden!, And in 2010 will be Jesse Owens, the famous athlete Winning a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. Meera Syal

(Pushpa Patel) was born in 1961 in a family originally from the Punjab who had just moved to Staffordshire. He studied English Literature and Theatre at the University of Manchester. The year he graduated, he won the National Student Drama Award.

After his success as a playwright, he tried his luck as an actress. He worked in Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987), Stephen Frears, and in numerous television productions. The most recent highlight "Mrs. Pritchard "(2006)," Jekyll "(2007) and" Beautiful People” (2008), de la que va a empezar el rodaje de la segunda temporada.

Otras películas suyas son Beautiful Thing (1996), Scoop (2006), de Woody Allen, y Anita and Me (2002), la historia de su infancia, coescrita y coproducida por ella. Es la guionista de Bhaji on the Beach (1993), y su novela Bombay Dreams fue adaptada para un musical en el West End de Londres y nominada al Premio Laurence Olivier. Se estrenó en Broadway en 2004. Pronto rodará el siguiente proyecto de Woody Allen.

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Cuando un productor desarrolla una película, casi necesita un modelo para orientarse. Pero en For DESERT FLOWER was much more difficult. Had to join three movies in one. The story of the life of Waris Dirie is not only a modern Cinderella, also tells how a young African woman emigrated to Europe in addition to being the story of a brave woman.

Desert Flower is a dramatic and moving story that will open the eyes of many people and get changes, as did the book of the same title torn to millions of readers around the Globe.

literary rights
The autobiography of Waris Dirie, Desert Flower, was published in Germany in 1999 and soon reach the bestseller lists. I read about six months later, but I thought it was not worth trying to buy the rights because it had been previously published in the United States and the rights of the sellers are often sold before the book gets to the German market. Indeed, Elton John had bought the rights and intended to adapt the book with his production company Rocket Pictures.

But Rocket Pictures and Waris Dirie had very different ideas of how the book was filmed in 2002, the rights returned to them free. I learned by chance, and after one year I spoke with Waris Dirie, who was then living in London. I will not say who hit it off immediately, much less. I realized that I was not willing to give the film rights to anyone again. It seemed understandable. We must trust the person who gives such an intimate story. We met several times during the nine months.

Funding
The opportunity to work on a film of this magnitude does not appear very often. To ensure that the development of the film would be in our hands and that we would become a minority partner in an international film capital with most U.S. Much of the funding should be German.

Something not easy, as history has little or nothing to do with Germany. Furthermore, it should be a movie directed the international market and, therefore, shot in English, which excluded in principle to the German actors.


The script had long wanted to do a film with Sherry Hormann. We met in the summer of 2004 and gave a copy of Desert Bloom. At first I was very enthusiastic: "Another story about women?" But read the book and when we met again, had changed his mind. He made it clear why he been fascinated by the story. And had no doubt that Sherry was not only the ideal writer, but also the perfect filmmaker for the film.

During preproduction, we know very well Waris. As in the first meeting I had with her, sometimes it was not easy. Is a woman with character, vibrant and interesting, not be persuaded easily. He sacrificed a part of it for years and was able to reveal very intimate details of person to fight against female genital mutilation. I can only say that my respect for Waris Dirie grew as time passed. Adapting a book to the screen, the even if it is an autobiography, is one of the greatest challenges of our profession. After long discussions and several versions, we decided to finally focus on the time of Waris in London.

The cast
For an autobiographical adaptation work on the screen, much depends on the actor or actress who embodies the title role. Waris appears in almost every scene in the movie, so we needed an actress capable of carrying that weight.

was impossible to find a famous actress who had the typical traits of the people of East Africa. No choice but to make a casting call for actresses less famous, even beginners, what agency was responsible for casting London Ros & John Hubbard. They saw hundreds of young people in London, Paris, Kenya, South Africa, New York and Los Angeles. After six months, we started to get very nervous because we still had no role.

One night, Sherry called me and said: "The second DVD, the fourth, is it." Interestingly, I also had noticed while reviewing Liya Kebede casting tests. The next day we received more material and discovered that she was a model Liya known in the United States and had already played small roles in The Good Shepherd Robert De Niro, and The Lord of War by Andrew Niccol. We ask you to do additional testing. The decision was made.

Having found the protagonist, started looking for the rest of the cast, from the impressive African actors, mostly non-professionals - some had never seen a camera before - to the great British actors. It was a real pleasure to see work at Sally Hawkins, Craig Parkinson, Meera Syal, Timothy Spall and Juliet Stevenson, as well as U.S. Anthony Mackie. They all wanted to be part of the film.

Shooting

Djibouti is a tiny State between Somalia and Ethiopia which had belonged to Somalia, and therefore was an ideal place for us. The capital, Djibouti, is as close to Mogadishu before the civil war. Filming began in Djibouti on March 29, 2008. It was impossible to shoot later, starting in May, with temperatures reaching 45 degrees, even 50 degrees in the shade.

After a short rest, began filming in London on May 20 in Germany in early June and in New York in late July. The exteriors were shot in natural settings in London and New York. The interiors were shot in studios in Germany and decorated in Cologne, Berlin and Munich.

Before beginning, nobody believed that the complex could be shooting schedule to the letter, but it was. Ended on 21 July in New York, after 52 days of shooting, exactly according to plan we designed in November last year. We owe this great achievement in the production department and especially Gerhard Hegele, director of production.

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See Sherry Hormann working with the actors was really impressive. For example, during the rehearsal of the scene where Lucinda comes on board, I soon realized that each actor had an idea different from how it should develop. Sherry placed on each actor, told them how they should move, who would say what and when. Clearly, something fundamental for a director, but after a while, something happened. The actors began to open, to blossom, they felt good. A feeling of confidence and security filled the air and the good got better. Liya Kebede

in an interview conducted during the shooting, said he just hoped the audience left the room feeling about as sad and happy at once, and wanting things to change.

His words express the desire of all who have worked in this film.

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all started with a small plastic bag.

Peter Herrmann, who had greeted a couple of times before I passed it on the table and said, "Call me if you find three good reasons to make a movie about it." It was the book Desert Flower . I had not read. "Millions of people have done," she replied.

The novel captivated me immediately. It was an incredible journey. I had never seen so many contradictions together in a one person: the desert nomad girl, top model in New York, illiterate cleaning woman at McDonald's, United Nations political speaker. If history had not been real, would have believed to be reading a modern version of Cinderella. But mostly, Desert Flower is a cry against the injustice suffered by women through the ablation.

"Who are you to want to film my story?" Waris Dirie asked us just starting our first meeting. Hours later, board a taxi, said: "When do we start now?"

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After all We had our reasons. During the casting in London for the role of Waris, a woman about 40 years, originally from Mali, entered the room. I watched in disbelief, but she, very friendly, told me: "Do not worry, I'm not Waris, I have too many years and I'm not an actress. Working in a factory in Glasgow, so I asked the day off and came by train to tell how important this film for Africa. " At that moment I felt a terrible shame for having doubted if I wanted to make the film. He took my hand, kissed it and said, laughing: "Do not be afraid."

When I went to Kenya to document myself, I met three Somali women covered with a veil that is called the same, Amina, and had fled the civil war. They taught me what it really is female genital mutilation, and I spoke of a childhood identical to that of Waris. Suddenly, one said: "There is an American, called Obama wants to be your president. It is ours. " We all have one thing in common.

Then, in Djibouti, I realized that Desert Flower was the first movie that really focused on the Somali culture and Islamic roots. We shot nomads who had never seen a camera. The director of photography, Ken Kelsch, pictured in movies Abel Ferrara had impressed me. When filming, we risk a woman who is devoted to ablate, I understood that the film was also my personal journey, partly due to my prejudices.

famous actors worked with inexperienced people. There were cases where I had to switch to some Somalis, as Waris's father, because suddenly disappeared. After a while, I found him praying. She did not expect it to 80 people and a sunset. The market place in Djibouti served as Mogadishu. Police had surrounded the area for filming, but suddenly disappeared. It was chaos, attacked several team members. The police had gone to dinner.

In London, Liya Kebede asked to leave the street and shot with a hidden camera. Tried to integrate into the life of the homeless and was treated in the usual way. Only two Somalis asked if he needed money or a roof.

Since the story of Waris is a fairy tale, I thought it was even more necessary to make an honest and realistic adaptation.

Jamie Leonard, the British production designer, had built the sets in an abandoned factory in Germany. When Sally Hawkins and the rest of the fine cast began to unleash his talent within those walls movable everybody forgets that we were in Cologne. We were in London and we had become road travelers Djibouti, England, Germany and the United States. No matter your passport, all we had the same story, the story of a brave woman who had taken his life in his hands.

I thank Peter for giving me the white plastic bag.

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Waris Dirie - YOUR LIFE, YOUR SUCCESS, YOUR HISTORY FOUNDATION

Waris Dirie was born in 1965 in a family of nomads in the region of Gallacaio in the Somali desert, near the border with Ethiopia. After 5 years spent by the ritual of female circumcision, being mutilated. The criminal procedure takes place in many countries by both Muslims and Christians. According to UN estimates, around 6,000 girls a day undergo this cruel mutilation.

At age 13, Waris ran away to avoid marrying a man who could be her grandfather. Ended up working as a maid at the Somali Embassy in London and then washing the floor of a McDonald's, where he discovered the famous fashion photographer Terence Donovan and reached international fame. He moved from London to New York and became one of the most famous supermodels. Model was the first African to have an exclusive contract with Revlon; and has appeared on the cover of every major magazine. Waris Dirie worked with Timothy Dalton in 007: High Voltage, and the BBC filmed a documentary titled "A Nomad in New York" for the series "The Day That Changed My Life."

When interviewed by the famous journalist Barbara Walters, NBC, and Laura Ziv, issue of Marie Claire, the model decided to talk about the horrible ritual that represents the female genital mutilation, telling his personal experience. The interview and article sparked a wave of shock and sympathy. The then UN secretary general, Kofi Anan, the United Nations appointed Ambassador. Ablation or female genital mutilation is practiced openly in African, Arab and Asian countries, but many immigrant families based in Europe, the United States and Canada continue to subject their daughters to the cruel ritual in secret. Determined to get the maximum support for the prohibition of this practice, Waris Dirie travels the world as a UN representative.

In 1997, his autobiography, Desert Flower, published in New York and became a bestseller (it was in the top ten Spiegel bestseller for 120 weeks in a row). They have published more than 50 editions and has been authorized in the list of bestsellers in various countries. To date, has sold 11 million copies worldwide.

Twenty years after his escape, decided to see his family in Somalia. A risky project, if you consider that Somalia is a country with a 12-year civil war and suffering famine. He described his journey on a second book, Dawn in the desert, which also became a bestseller.

created in 2002 Waris Dirie Foundation, based in Austria. The foundation global campaigns to raise awareness against female genital mutilation, and offers campaigns and support to other victims of female circumcision. By e waris@utanet.at , the foundation also provides information for advocates, supporters and the media concerned. To date, more than 30,000 people have used this service.

In his third book, Girls of the Desert, published in 2005, Waris Dirie talks about the day he broke his long silence, their encounters with victims and offenders, their research, their setbacks and successes. Thanks to this book, launched an international campaign against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation). In 2006, the Union European first included in its agenda the fight against female circumcision. In 2005, Waris Dirie had met with 25 ministers of Member States to discuss the measures to be taken against circumcision. Laws were tightened in several countries and started to take preventive measures.

In 2007, Waris Dirie has launched a campaign against FGM is supported by Scotland Yard and the BBC in Britain. "We need to understand that FGM has nothing to do with tradition, culture or religion," says Waris. "It is a form of child abuse. Every country in the world should take serious and consistent action against people who made this crime. "

That same year he published the latest book by Waris Dirie, Letter to my Mother, who says: "It's my most personal book. There are wounds that will not heal. The desire to see my mother and to forgive was great, but I realized that love and pain go hand in hand. While writing this book was a painful experience, was also of great importance ... "

ablation became an international issue through the books by Waris Dirie. Due to international pressure, fourteen African countries, which include Kenya, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and the Central African Republic, banned female genital mutilation in 2007. According to UNICEF data, 2006, 150 million women have been genitally mutilated. Many have suffered and still suffer the consequences of mutilation by relatives or irresponsible doctors in Europe and the United States. However, in many countries the government has yet to intervene despite knowing the consequences of the terrible practice.

Waris Dirie has won numerous awards for his dedication and his books. Among them the Women's World Award, given to him by former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev (2004), the Woman of the Year Award by Glamour magazine (2000), the German government's Africa Prize (1999) and the Corine Prize, awarded by the German Booksellers Association Best Book for Nonfiction (2002). In 2007, President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded the Legion of Honor and the World Demographic Association awarded him the Generations.

In January 2009, Waris Dirie Foundation created the new PPR for Dignity and Rights of Women, established in Paris by French tycoon Francois-Henri Pinault and his wife Salma Hayek. Already approved the first charity for Pakistan India, Congo, Benin, Nigeria, Spain and France.

Waris Dirie is an Austrian citizen and a mother of two children. It is also the co-producer DESERT FLOWER.

For more information about FGM:
FGM Waris Dirie Foundation
network would say-foundation.com www.waris www.fgmnetwork.org
Forward
World Health Organisation UK
www.who.int / reproductive-health / fgm www.forwarduk.org.uk

UNICEF Rainbo
www.unicef.org www.rainbo.org

Amnesty USA
www.amnestyusa.org / violence-against-women

CAMS - Commission pour l'Abolition des Mutilations Sexuelles
www.cams-fgm.org

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As in a fairy tale, Waris Dirie became one of the most sought after supermodels of the time . Born in Somalia between nomadic shepherds, traveled a fascinating journey that took him from the deserts of northeastern Africa to gateways and most prestigious journals.

At 13 he fled from a marriage of convenience and one crossed the desert before arriving in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia. There, his parents sent her to work as a servant to his country's embassy in London, where he was a teenager unable to read or write. Before returning to a country ravaged by war, chose to remain illegally in London. Marilyn, a clerk with character, hosted, and the two became close friends.

While working in a fast food restaurant, was discovered by famed photographer Terry Donaldson. Lucinda agent oversaw the ambitious transformation model. But behind the shiny facade of the new life of Waris lay a moving target. Despite the success, Waris could not shake the weight of a terrible secret. At the peak of his career, publicly revealed that he had suffered ablation. His story sparked a wave of sympathy and controversy, so he decided to devote the rest of his life to fight this inhuman tradition.

His story touched millions of people. The book by Waris Dirie, Desert Flower, which has the journey of a young nomad Africa to become an international supermodel, became a worldwide bestseller with more than eleven million copies sold. This is the story of an extraordinary woman, proud and brave.

The director and writer Sherry Hormann and the Oscar-winning producer Peter Herrmann (Nowhere in Africa) have adapted the autobiography of Waris Dirie for the big screen. It's a modern fairy tale, straddling the sparkling glamor and archaic rituals, full of vitality, emotions and compassion. But it is a heartbreaking cry against the terrible and inhumane tradition of female genital mutilation.

The top model and actress Liya Kebede is impeccable in the title role. The big players accompany the likes of Sally Hawkins (A Lucky), winner of the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival and a Golden Globe, Timothy Spall (Harry Potter, Secrets and Lies) Craig Parkinson (Control), Juliet Stevenson (Bend It Like Beckham), Anthony Mackie (8 Mile) and Meera Syal (Scoop).

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As in a fairy tale, Waris Dirie was born in Somalia between nomadic herders, became one of the most requested models of the time. Toured a fascinating way to step on the catwalk and be famous cover of the mejores revistas de moda.

A los 13 años huyó de una boda de conveniencia y anduvo días por el desierto antes de llegar a Mogadiscio, capital de Somalia. Allí, sus parientes la mandaron a trabajar como criada a la Embajada de su país en Londres, donde pasó la adolescencia sin saber leer ni escribir. Antes de volver a un país destrozado por la guerra, prefirió permanecer ilegalmente en Londres y trabajar de dependienta. Conoció a Marilyn y se hicieron amigas íntimas. Mientras trabajaba en un restaurante de comida rápida, fue descubierta por el famoso fotógrafo Terry Donaldson. .