Desert Flower (2009)


The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was 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.

Desert Flower (2009)

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Released Year: 2009
Runtime: 120 minutes
Genre: Biography, Drama

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The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was 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.

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63
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert
Desert Flower tells a rags-to-riches story, but it plays like two stories in conflict. Everything involving Waris in Africa or in London before her success feels true and heartfelt. Many later details are badly handled.
60
Village Voice - Unnamed
Luckily, her cast makes up for the lapses, and Kebede is especially effective at showing how triumph over culturally sanctioned brutality remains a tentative prospect at best.
60
Los Angeles Times - Gary Goldstein
A lovely performance by Ethiopian supermodel-actress Liya Kebede as supermodel-activist Waris Dirie works wonders to elevate this uneven, occasionally awkward but often absorbing film.
60
NPR - Mark Jenkins
The broad comedy clashes with the movie's final message: that 6,000 girls face genital mutilation every day.
60
Boxoffice Magazine - Richard Mowe
The film proves a gripping, if uneven, cinematic journey.

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