He Named Me Malala

One Child, One Teacher, One Book and One Pen Can Change the World

This documentary takes 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. She is the youngest ever winner of a Nobel prize.

88 minutes.
Parental Guidance (Violence).
Documentary.

We could build a school here ...

Credits

Cast	Malala Yousafzal, Ziauddin Yousafzal, Toor Pekal Yousafzal, khushal Yousafzal, Atal Yousafzal
Director	Davis Guggenheim
Music	Thomas Newman
Cinematography	Erich Roland
Editing	Greg Finton, Brad Fuller, Brian Johnson
Sound formats
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2015
Produced by	International Abu Dhabi FZ, Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, Participant Media

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Documentary
Language	None
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Low impact
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested	Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving disturbing images and threats
Runtime	88
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 12 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith Malala, the Nobel Peace Prize recipient under scrutiny...	10
Die Burger Rozanne Els Soeke na identiteit só in prent verken.	15
Cape Times Stephen Farber A deft retelling of Malala Yousafzai's powerful story.	10
ScreenIt T. Durgin ... a respectful, exceedingly professional work that feels like an assignment to get through. This is a real disappointment ...	8
Metacritic.com 26 critics	12
Rottentomatoes critics 100 critics	13
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer He Named Me Malala spotlights a worthy subject, but without the focus her story deserves.	14
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	14
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Inspiring, deeply affecting docu explores teen icon's life.	20
What the People say
Rottentomatoes users 4255 users	14
Internet 877 Netizens Inspiring, educational, and eye-opening. A must-see for today's youth	12
Average .. 65%	13