HE NAMED ME MALALA is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old (she turns 18 this July) was singled out, along with her father, for advocating for girls' education, and the attack on her sparked an outcry from supporters around the world. She miraculously survived and is now a leading campaigner for girls' education globally as co-founder of the Malala Fund. Acclaimed documentary filmmaker... Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for Superman) shows us how Malala, her father Zia and her family are committed to fighting for education for all girls worldwide. The film gives us an inside glimpse into this extraordinary young girl's life from her close relationship with her father who inspired her love for education, to her impassioned speeches at the UN, to her everyday life with her parents and brothers. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play He Named Me Malala is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan Swat Valley The then 15-year-old (she turns 18 this July) was singled out along with her father for advocating for girls’ education and the attack on her sparked an outcry from supporters around the world She miraculously survived and is now a leading campaigner for girls’ education globally as co-founder of the Malala Fund Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth Waiting for Superman) shows us how Malala her father Zia and her family are committed to fighting for education for all girls worldwide The film gives us an inside glimpse into this extraordinary young girl life - from her close relationship with her father who inspired her love for education to her impassioned speeches at the UN to her everyday life with her parents and brothers child one teacher one book and one pen can change the world
Feature documentary looking at the events leading up to and following the attempted assassination of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai. Shot in the head for daring to speak out against the Taliban who banned girls from going to school, Malala became an international hero and advocate for human rights, being awarded, among others, the Anne Frank Award for Moral Courage, the Mother Teresa Award for Social Justice and the Nobel Peace Prize, and being responsible for the passing of Pakistan's first Right to Education Bill.
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