Wüstenblume
Desert Flower
When Waris Dirie′s Desert Flower appeared in 1998, the world was shocked. The former supermodel tells her breathtaking life story, describing her incredible journey from a nomadic life in the deserts of Somalia to the world′s most famous catwalks. This was a dream and a nightmare at the same time. In New York, at the peak of her career, she tells in an interview of the practice of circumcision that she had to suffer when she was five. Waris Dirie decides to end her life as a model and dedicate her life to fighting this archaic ritual.
Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Waris Dirie
- Marylin
- Neil
- Donaldson
- Pushpa Patel
- Harold
- Lucinda
- Waris, 12-jährig
- Botschafts Aufseher
- Europäer
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Screenplay
based on
Director of photography
Still photography
Lighting design
Production design
Art director
Set design
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Assistant editor
Sound editor
Dubbing editor
Foley artist
Audio mixing
Music
Cast
- Waris Dirie
- Marylin
- Neil
- Donaldson
- Pushpa Patel
- Harold
- Lucinda
- Waris, 12-jährig
- Botschafts Aufseher
- Europäer
- Schwester Anne
- LKW Fahrer
- Burger Bar Manager
- Kami
- Cafe Besitzer
Production company
in co-production with
in association with
Producer
Co-Producer
Line producer
Associate producer
Unit production manager
Original distributor
Funding
Shoot
- 29.03.2008 - 25.07.2008: Kenia, London, New York, Berlin, NRW
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 22.09.2009, 118565, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (IT): 05.09.2009, Venedig, IFF;
Kinostart (DE): 24.09.2009
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE AT) Wüstenblume
- Weiterer Titel (GB) Desert Flower
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 22.09.2009, 118565, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (IT): 05.09.2009, Venedig, IFF;
Kinostart (DE): 24.09.2009
Awards
- Produzentenpreis
- Award To The European Film