Desert Flower

Waris Dirie, born 1965 in Somalia, flees at thirteen when sold to be a mans fourth wife. She works as a maid at the Somalian embassy in London, then in a McDonald's where she's discovered and becomes an international top model. Then, in 1997 she speaks up against female genital mutilation.

Director: Sherry Hormann

Cast:Soraya Omar-Scego , Idriss Abdillahi Houfaneh , Awa Saïd Darar , Roun Daher Aïnan , Osman Aden Dalieg , Liya Kebede , Sally Hawkins , Meera Syal , Anna Hilgedieck , Lucrezia Phantazia , Craig Parkinson , Matthew Alexander Kaufman , Timothy Spall , Prashant Prabhakar , Anthony Mackie , Tim Seyfi , Teresa Churcher , William de Coverly