He Named Me Malala (2015)

Directed by

Davis Guggenheim

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Arab Emirates, United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

12

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 159 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani activist who fights for girls' right to go to school. It shows her life before and after she was shot by the Taliban, and how she continues her work from a new home in England.

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What happens

He Named Me Malala is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim. The film presents the young Pakistani female activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, who has spoken out for the rights of girls, especially the right to education, since her early childhood. The film also recounts how she survived and has become even more eloquent in her quest after being hunted down and shot by a Taliban gunman as part of the organization's violent opposition to girls' education in the Swat Valley in Pakistan. The title refers to the Afghan folk hero Malalai of Maiwand, after whom her father named her. On December 1, 2015, He Named Me Malala was shortlisted with fourteen other documentaries submitted to the 88th Academy Awards in the Best Documentary Feature category, but failed to gain the nomination. It was nominated at the 43rd Annie Awards in Best Animated Special Production category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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