Addis Ababa – As we already reported last week, Desert Flower celebrated its Africa premiere during the Addis International Film Festival in Addis Ababa / Ethiopia.

Waris Dirie attended the premiere together with her mother, her son, and two of her nephews and nieces.

The movie was received very well in Ethiopia, and Waris was celebrated by the crowd with standing ovations.

See more exclusive images of the event here.