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A festival première of the film ‘In-Laws 3’ at BellaTOFIFEST IFF!
We’ve already had two weddings. This means we’re in for a christening. The favourite film characters loved so much by Polish cinema enthusiasts come back in the already third instalment of this great cinema blockbuster. Feel invited to come and see the festival première of the comedy ‘In-Laws 3’ More »
Dziadku, wiejemy! – A family meeting with Jan Peszek and Olga Chajdas at the BellaTOFIFEST IFF!
Summertime is meant for adventures, travelling, and using imagination. But it is even beyond little Jagoda to think that her imagination combined with the temper of her grandpa Jeremi will take them as far as to a meeting with a dragon! More »
The début film ‘Bałtyk’ from Iga Lis to be screened at the BellaTOFIFEST IFF!
Long before the beaches and resorts along the Polish coastline got devoured by the contemporary face of tourism, local small businesses used to be one of the main attractions in the area. One of them was the smoking chamber ‘U Mieci,’ famous for its top quality smoked fish. This year, we have a special treat for all those who not only miss that taste, but also the holiday vibrations of old. More »
Desert Flower
Kwiat pustyni · dir. Sherry Horman
Austria, Germany, United Kingdom 2009, 120’
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When 13-year old Waris acknowledges that, according to her father’s will, she is supposed to become the fourth wife of a much older man, she decides to run away. Alone she crosses a stony desert alone to get to Mogadishu, where her mother’s family lives. Her relatives send her to work at a Somali embassy in London. After several years, adult Waris is in danger of being deported. With the help of her friend Marilyn, she runs away once again. At the snack bar where she works she is noticed by Terry Donaldson, a famous fashion photographer. From that moment, everything is like in a fairy tale the door to career in the fashion world opens...
| Director: | Sherry Horman |
| Screenplay: | Sherry Horman |
| Music: | Martin Todsharow |
| Cinematography: | Ken Kelsch |
| Editing: | Clara Fabry |
| Cast: | Liya Kebede, Sherry Horman, Craig Parkinson, Meera Syal, Anthony Mackie, Juliet Stevenson |
| Awards: | Nagroda Publiczności / Public Award (MFF w San Sebastián / IFF in San Sebastián 2009) |
