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Desert Flower

2009 · 127 min

A sobering yet hopeful true-story drama that moves from harsh desert hardship to glamorous city life, anchored by a resilient heroine.

Directed by: Sherry Hormann
Genres: Drama
Starring: Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Craig Parkinson

Tagline: The extraordinary true story of the woman who crossed the desert and changed the world.
Overview: 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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Directed by: Sherry Hormann
Genres: Drama
Starring: Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Craig Parkinson

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
identity
trauma
justice
freedom
Places: wilderness
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Sherry Hormann
Starring: Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Craig Parkinson, Meera Syal, Anthony Mackie, Juliet Stevenson, Timothy Spall, Lucrezia Phantazia
Cinematography: Ken Kelsch
Runtime: 127 min
Country: Austria, Germany, France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English, Somali, French

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