With an exclusive avant-premiere, the PPR foundation celebrated the release oft he movie Desert Flower in France on Sunday. Besides Waris Dirie and Francois-Henri Pinault, producer Peter Herrmann, director Sherry Hormann and lead actress Liya Kebede were present at the event.

Among the top-class guests were the PPR CEO’s parents Marie-Yvonne and Francois Pinault, Vogue France Editor in Chief Carine Roifeld and the French Minister of Health Roselyne Bachelot.

„I would like to thank the PPR Foundation and especially Francois-Henri for their generous support oft he fight against FGM and for women’s rights!“ Waris Dirie said after the event.