After escaping a horrible brutality, Waris flees Somalia to London, where she is befriended by an aspiring ballerina, Marilyn (Hawkins). Waris finds work as a cleaner, and soon her striking beauty captures the attention of a top photographer (Spall), who - together with a feisty agent (Stevenson) - turns her into fashion's next big star. But Waris' past continues to haunt her, prompting her to joi
