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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.
“One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world." – Malala
Original Release
09/12/2015
US Release
10/02/2015
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ziauddin Yousafzai | Himself / Self |
Toor Pekai Yousafzai | Self / Himself |
Khushal Yousafzai | Self / Herself |
Atal Yousafzai | Himself / Self |
Bono | Self |
Jon Stewart | Self |
Mobin Khan | ER Doctor |
Malala Yousafzai | Herself / Self |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ziauddin Yousafzai | Himself / Self |
Toor Pekai Yousafzai | Self / Himself |
Khushal Yousafzai | Self / Herself |
Atal Yousafzai | Himself / Self |
Bono | Self |
Jon Stewart | Self |
Mobin Khan | ER Doctor |
Malala Yousafzai | Herself / Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Shannon Dill | Executive Producer |
Michael Garin | Executive Producer |
Mohamed Al Mubarak | Executive Producer |
Jeff Skoll | Executive Producer |
Davis Guggenheim | Producer |
David Diliberto | Producer |
Laurie MacDonald | Producer |
Walter F. Parkes | Producer |
Shiza Shahid | Producer |
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Behind the Scenes
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Won |
2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program | Nominated |
2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Production Design for Variety, Nonfiction, Event or Award Special | Nominated |
2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program | Nominated |