He Named Me Malala (Closing Film)

Produced in 2015

He Named Me Malala (Closing Film)

Film Information

Festival Edition 2015 - Edition 15
Section Panorama
Director Davis Guggenheim
Country USA
Duration 87 min
Language English - French - Arabic
Category Panorama 2015
Producer Laurie Macdonald, Walter F. Parkes
Cast Malala Yousafzai, Mobin Khan
Genre Documentary

Synopsis

HE NAMED ME MALALA is an intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, who was wounded when Taliban gunmen opened fire on her and her friends' school bus in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old teenager, who had been targeted for speaking out on behalf of girls' education in her region of Swat Valley in Pakistan, was shot in the head, sparking international media outrage. An educational activist in Pakistan, Yousafzai has since emerged as a leading campaigner for the rights of children worldwide and in December 2014, became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

Full Description

HE NAMED ME MALALA is an intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, who was wounded when Taliban gunmen opened fire on her and her friends' school bus in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old teenager, who had been targeted for speaking out on behalf of girls' education, was shot in the head, sparking international media outrage. An educational activist in Pakistan, Yousafzai has since emerged as a leading campaigner for the rights of children worldwide and in December 2014, became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.