Desert Flower (2009)
- 7.4
- 2h
- Drama, Biography
- 2009-09-24 (USA)
Storyline
The autobiography of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 3, sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against female genital mutilation (FGM).
Plot Keywords
immigrant, based on novel, based on true story, circumcision, homelessness, rape, photo shoot, modeling, sex, catwalk, interracial marriage, blood, african, airplane, loss of sister, female nudity, posing, camel, goat, london england
Short Review
Written and directed by German filmmaker Sherry Hormann, it works as well as it does because of the performances she's drawn from a solid cast.
