Desert Flower (2009) is a biographical drama based on the true story of Waris Dirie, a Somali woman who escapes her nomadic life and forced marriage to eventually become an international supermodel and human rights activist. After fleeing her homeland, Waris works as a maid in London, where she’s discovered by a fashion photographer who helps launch her modeling career. As her fame grows, she bravely reveals the trauma of her childhood — including her experience with female genital mutilation —