Desert Flower (2009)

I Want a Better Life

Waris (Liya Kebede) explains to Terry (Timothy Spall) that her motivation for becoming a model is to attain a better life.

Directed by Sherry Horman.

Released in 2009 by National Geographic.

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  • character-type: Dreamer
  • character-type: Fashion Model
  • character-type: Photographer
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • primary-genre: Foreign
  • primary-genre: Independent
  • secondary-genre: Germany
  • secondary-genre: Social Issue Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Biography
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Real Life
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature
  • secondary-genre: Independent Dramas
  • mood: Inspiring
  • setting: Studio
  • theme: Motivation
  • theme: Improvement
  • actor: Liya Kebede
  • actor: Timothy Spall
  • director: Sherry Horman
  • producer: David Kelly
  • producer: Bettina Reitz
  • producer: Martin Bruce-Clayton
  • producer: Gerhard Hegele
  • producer: Sabine Schenck
  • producer: Til Schweiger
  • producer: Danny Krausz
  • producer: Hubert von Spreti
  • cinematographer: Ken Kelsch
  • composer: Martin Todsharow
  • editor: Clara Fabry
  • costume-designer: Gabriele Binder
  • production-designer: Jamie Leonard
  • role-name: Terry Donaldson
  • role-name: Waris Dirie
  • screenwriter: Sherry Horman
  • screenwriter: Smita Bhide
  • year: 2009
  • studio: National Geographic