Val Recommends: Desert Flower

I saw the film Desert Flower recently. It stars supermodel Liya Kebede. The film is based on the book of the same name by former model Waris Dirie and like the book tells the story of Dirie's life. I won't go into detail but the film deals with Dirie's life as an immigrant from Somolia in London, her early modeling career and through flashbacks her troubling childhood.

The film held my attention mostly because of the wonderful on screen presence of Liya Kebede. I've only seen her in small parts in films previously but she shines in the lead role as Dirie. Also I must warn you that the film is a tearjerker. I highly recommend this film which is available on dvd.

Waris Dirie (left) with Liya Kebede