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"Desert Flower" is the fascinating true story of a Somali girl who went through hell as a child and later became an international top model. It is a story of liberation that inspires courage to fight for one's dreams. From the nomadic life in the Somali desert to the most expensive designer runways in the world - a dream. And a nightmare, as Waris Dirie became a victim of a cruel ritual at the age of five: she was subjected to female genital mutilation. At 13, she fled from a forced marriage to a man who could have been her grandfather. In London, she was eventually discovered as a model - the beginning of a fairy-tale career. In "Desert Flower," she tells her story. Today, Waris Dirie fights against female genital mutilation, which affects 600 girls daily, through her Desert Flower Foundation, as well as for their rights.