Desert flower
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Desert flower |
| Original title | Desert Flower |
| Country of production | Germany , Austria , France |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 121 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sherry Hormann |
| script | Sherry Hormann |
| production |
Peter Herrmann Benjamin Herrmann Danny Krausz Gerhard Hegele |
| music | Martin Todsharow |
| camera | Ken Kelsch |
| cut | Clara Fabry |
| occupation | |
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Wüstenblume is a feature film by German-American director Sherry Hormann and producer Peter Herrmann from 2009. The drama is based on the autobiographical novel and world bestseller of the same name by Waris Dirie , who grew up as a nomad girl in the Somali desert at the age of 13 fled to Mogadishu before a forced marriage with a much older man , discovered years later in a London fast food shop by the star photographer Terence Donavan and became one of the most successful models in the world.
action
Born in the Somali desert, Waris grew up in a constant struggle for daily survival. She was mutilated when she was 3 years old . When she was about to be forced into marriage at the age of 13, she escaped to escape her father's will. She wanders through the desert until she finally reaches the Somali capital Mogadishu. Her mother's family takes her in and gives her a job as a maid in the Somali embassy in London, where she is not allowed to leave the house for years. When this is cleared due to the chaos of war in Somalia, Waris fled again. She goes into hiding in the metropolis, finds a friend and confidante in the lively saleswoman and life artist Marilyn, learns English and works as a cleaner in a fast-food restaurant.
There the star photographer Terence Donaldson discovers them, and the designers scramble for them. The jet set and the press love the nomad girl, who, however, is considered an illegal immigrant due to her expired passport and can only obtain a residence permit through a marriage of convenience after forged papers did not bring the desired success.
Waris Dirie becomes one of the highest paid models in the world. But despite all the success, Waris burdens the secret of her childhood. At the height of her career, she tells in an interview about the cruel tradition of female genital mutilation , of which she herself became a victim as a little girl. The release sparked a wave of compassion and protest and Waris decided to devote her life to fighting this ritual.
background
Desert Flower was shot in 2008 in Djibouti , New York , London , Cologne , Berlin and Munich . The film is a production by Desert Flower Filmproductions in co-production with Dor Film , Majestic Filmproduktion , BSI International Invest , Bac Films , Mr. Brown Entertainment , MTM West Film & Television , Bayerischer Rundfunk and ARD / Degeto , in cooperation with Backup Films . Funded by the North Rhine-Westphalia Film Foundation , Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg , Film Funding Agency , German Film Fund , FilmFernsehFonds Bayern , Eurimages , Austrian Film Institute , ORF (film / television agreement) and Vienna Film Fund . On September 5, 2009, the film celebrated its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival . Various screenings at international film festivals followed , including on September 16, 2009 at the Oldenburg International Film Festival . The film was shown in German cinemas on September 24, 2009. The film was released on October 8, 2009 in Switzerland and one day later in Austria. From March 18, 2011, the film was also shown in the United States.
In contrast to the novel, which is written in a chronologically linear narrative form, the film tells Waris' story in non-linear narrative successions. It begins on the day of the escape from the Somali embassy in London and tells the earlier events from Somalia and Mogadishu in flashbacks.
Soundtrack
On September 11th, 2009, Sme Media released a soundtrack that contains 22 songs.
| No. | title |
|---|---|
| 1. | Desert Flower (instrumental) |
| 2. | Goodbye Somalia / Lost In London (instrumental) |
| 3. | Mom (instrumental) |
| 4th | Sally Walks (instrumental) |
| 5. | Unknown Pain (instrumental) |
| 6th | The Escape (instrumental) |
| 7th | Grandma (instrumental) |
| 8th. | Sally Talks (instrumental) |
| 9. | Goodbye Somalia / The Prison (instrumental) |
| 10. | Old Man (instrumental) |
| 11. | The Embassy Years (instrumental) |
| 12. | Lost In The Streets (instrumental) |
| 13. | Sally And The Marriage (instrumental) |
| 14th | Mister Jackson (instrumental) |
| 15th | The Flat Of Neil (instrumental) |
| 16. | Desert Flower In Blossom (instrumental) |
| 17th | Mister Jackson's House (instrumental) |
| 18th | Goodbye Somalia / Broke Down (instrumental) |
| 19th | Into The UN (instrumental) |
| 20th | Stand Up (instrumental) |
| 21st | Stranger In This Land (album version) |
| 22nd | Let's stick together |
synchronization
The German dubbing was done at PPA Film . The dialogue book was written by Pierre Peters-Arnolds , who was also the dubbing director .
Most of the voice actors who dubbed the film Desert Flower are popular actors who have never or only occasionally lent their voice to another actor to dub a film.
| actor | German speaker | role |
|---|---|---|
| Liya Kebede | Bettina Zimmermann | Waris Dirie |
| Timothy Spall | Armin Rohde | Terry Donaldson |
| Sally Hawkins | Meret Becker | Marylyn |
| Anthony Mackie | Torben Liebrecht | Harold Jackson |
| Juliet Stevenson | Corinna Harfouch | Lucinda |
| Craig Parkinson | Oliver Korittke | Neil |
| Meera Syal | Adele Neuhauser | Pushpa Patel |
Awards
Director and screenwriter Sherry Hormann was awarded the audience prize for the best European film at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Donostia-San Sebastián in 2009. In the following year, Peter Herrmann was awarded the producer prize of the Bavarian Film Prize. In addition, the film received a nomination for the German Film Prize in 2010 in the “Best Film” category. When price of the German Film Critics Martin Todsharow was nominated "Best Film Music" in the category.
literature
- Waris Dirie (with Cathleen Miller): Desert flower. Droemer / Knaur, Munich 2007. ISBN 978-3-426-77978-1
Web links
- Desert Flower in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website for the film
- Working aid for the film Desert Flower (PDF; 2.4 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for desert flower . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2009 (PDF; test number: 118 565 K).
- ↑ WARIS DIRIE. In: www.desertflowerfoundation.org. Desert Flower Foundation, accessed May 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Author information from the publisher [1]
- ↑ Internet Movie Database : Filming Locations
- ↑ a b c d e Internet Movie Database : Start Dates
- ↑ a b c desert flower. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on August 28, 2012 .
- ↑ Internet Movie Database : Nominations and Awards