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He Named Me Malala

  • 20152015
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 28m
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7.0/10
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He Named Me Malala (2015)
A look at the events leading up to the Talibans' attack on the young Pakistani school girl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls' education and the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.
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A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai for speaking out on girls' education, followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the ... Read allA look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai for speaking out on girls' education, followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai for speaking out on girls' education, followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.
IMDb RATING
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4.7K
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  • Director
    • Davis Guggenheim
  • Writer
    • Malala Yousafzai(inspired by the book: I Am Malala)
  • Stars
    • Malala Yousafzai
    • Ziauddin Yousafzai
    • Toor Pekai Yousafzai
  • Director
    • Davis Guggenheim
  • Writer
    • Malala Yousafzai(inspired by the book: I Am Malala)
  • Stars
    • Malala Yousafzai
    • Ziauddin Yousafzai
    • Toor Pekai Yousafzai
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    • 28User reviews
    • 101Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 7 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Photos149

    Toor Pekai Yousafzai, Atal Yousafzai and Malala Yousafzai in Birmingham, England.
    Malala Yousafzai and Khushal Yousafzai in Birmingham, England.
    Zia Yousafzai and Malala Yousafzai and Syrian refugee Rimah in Syrian Refugee Tent Camp in Jordan.
    Zia and Khushal Yousafzai in Birmingham, England.
    Toor Pekai Yousafzai and Zia Yousafzai at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony, Oslo Norway.
    Davis Guggenheim and Erich Roland in He Named Me Malala (2015)
    Nida Yassin and Malala Yousafzai at the Jordan/Syrian border.
    Davis Guggenheim, Malala Yousafzai, and Ziauddin Yousafzai in He Named Me Malala (2015)
    Malala Yousafzai at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
    Malala Yousafzai in He Named Me Malala (2015)
    Malala Yousafzai in He Named Me Malala (2015)
    Malala Yousafzai in He Named Me Malala (2015)

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    Malala Yousafzai
    Malala Yousafzai
    • Self
    Ziauddin Yousafzai
    Ziauddin Yousafzai
    • Self
    Toor Pekai Yousafzai
    • Self
    Khushal Yousafzai
    Khushal Yousafzai
    • Self
    Atal Yousafzai
    • Self
    Bono
    Bono
    • Self
    Jon Stewart
    Jon Stewart
    • Self
    Mobin Khan
    Mobin Khan
    • ER Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Davis Guggenheim
    • Writer
      • Malala Yousafzai(inspired by the book: I Am Malala)
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    • Trivia
      In 2014, Malala Yousafzai was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with Indian children's-rights activist Kailash Satyarthi. The Norwegian Academy awarded them the prize "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education" At age 17, Malala became the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Prize.
    • Quotes

      Malala Yousafzai: People argue about the war, and debate about politics, but who is thinking about the children?

    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode #44.8 (2015)
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    User reviews28

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    7/10
    Why so many negative reviews?
    This is actually not a review but I found it very interesting that there are some reviews here which are quite negative. At least some of them from Pakistanis who took this very personal. But I personally think (and hope) the most viewers are mature in their opinions and not necessairly base their opinion about whole Pakistan based just on this movie. It was clearly not an aim of the film to show only the raw facts and overview about situation in the whole country. I believe that what happened to Malala in the Swat valley was real, Talibans are real and the problem is real.

    Moreover, I think it was clear from the movie that the bound of Malala with her father is strong and they actually received the Nobel price together (if I'm not mistaken). Not sure why to accuse him of creating a puppet from his daughter. Of course, parents have a great influence on their kids. Even if they got pretty much independent in life it always starts with their parents. The father of Malala himself got a huge inspiration from his father. I don't see anything abnormal there.

    I know there could be an endless discussion about the movie and the politics related to the issues presented in it. And this is clearly not a place for that... Anyways, I hope people will be critical towards what they saw in the movie (and in life) and get some inspiration from it. One has always to read between the lines and not take things too serious.

    Peace.
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    • elmiczel
    • Aug 2, 2019

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    • Release date
      • October 22, 2015 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Arab Emirates
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Él me llamó Malala
    • Filming locations
      • Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Searchlight Pictures
      • Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ
      • Participant
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,668,936
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $61,808
      • Oct 4, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,433,606
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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