Desert Flower has received the Bavarian Movie Award in Munich last week. The prize is endowed with a 200.000 Euro purse.
“I am very happy that Desert Flower has won this award. This was made possible by the hard work of the entire team. The more people see this movie, the better. I hope that desert Flower will be shown in cinemas all over the world, and especially in Africa.” - Waris Dirie
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The movie tells the story of Waris' incredible journey from the Somalian Desert to the biggest catwalks of the world... read more
Her books desert flower, desert dawn, desert children and letter to my mother became international bestsellers. Waris is now working on a new book to be released in 2010.
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