An inspiring documentary about the teenage advocate for girls' education, reconciliation, and peace.

This is about the assassination attempt on a 15-year-old girl whose only crime was speaking out on her basic right to an education. Inspired by her memoir I Am Malala, the film begins in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 2013, where the Yousafzai family is based post recovery period.

Davis GuggenheimLaurie MacDonaldWalter Parkes He Named Me Malala/Producers Production. Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald produced the film through Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ along with Participant Media.

He Named Me Malala This inspiring documentary tells the story of teenager Malala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban attack in Pakistan to emerge as a global voice for the education rights of children.

Invention: The major ideas being expressed in Malala's speech are quality education for all children, equal rights for women, and peace throughout the world.

The Power of Education The importance of education is one of the central themes of Malala's memoir and the focus of her advocacy. Malala recognizes that knowledge is the key to individual independence: Without education, one's life possibilities are limited, and even controlled.

Here, Malala shares her admiration for her mother, her father and people like Oprah, whom she's found to be a key source of inspiration in her life. "Their belief in themselves was so strong that they defeated all their weaknesses," she says.

I Am Malala Characters

• Malala Yousafzai.
• Ziauddin Yousafzai.
• Tor Pekai Yousafzai.
• Khushal Yousafzai.
• Malka e-Noor.
• Rohul Amin.
• Hidayatullah.
• Benazir Bhutto.

1h 28mHe Named Me Malala / Running time

This inspiring documentary about courage, survival, and triumph over adversity tells the remarkable story of teenager Malala Yousafzai, who was attacked by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan for advocating girls' education.

Why didn't Malala like to watch herself on television? Because she felt like she saw her flaws. What did the New York Times video journalists do? Followed Malala around on the last day the girls were allowed to attend school.

I Am Malala is the incredible true autobiography of a young Pakistani girl, Malala Yousafzai, who won the Noble Peace prize for fearlessly standing up for education in the face of the Taliban. She was shot in the head after refusing to back down from demanding for her right to an education.