A documentary that tells the stories of nine girls from different third world countries who by education seek to break the clutches of arranged marriages, slavery, forced labor and the like. The message of the film is strong, but the film itself does not have the quality and strength that such a theme deserves and which such a message needs to bear fruit.
7/10
Girl Rising
2013
Action / Documentary / Drama
Girl Rising
2013
Action / Documentary / Drama
Plot summary
The movie tells the stories of nine girls from different parts of the world who face arranged marriages, child slavery, and other heartbreaking injustices. Despite these obstacles, the brave girls offer hope and inspiration. By getting an education, they're able to break barriers and create change.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Chloë Grace Moretz as Yasmin
Cate Blanchett as Narrator - Haiti
Anne Hathaway as Narrator - Afghanistan
Selena Gomez as Narrator - Sierra Leone
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"I will read. I will study. I will learn. If you try to stop me, I will just try harder."
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Thought provoking, wonderful,impacting film.
I'm a guy and I pretty much never cry, but some of these stories made me cry. Not that that makes it a great film, but rather it is the content.
This film tells such wonderful stories in so many different ways. Great stories, great narration great visuals and soundtrack.
The stories show the horrendous things that women have to endure in developing countries and makes me really mad about how much energy we waste on frivolous issues in the developed world.
It really hammers home the point that investment into the education of young women in developing countries is one of the single best social investment we can make into a country.
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A documentary linked to a helping organization
Girl Rising (2013) is a documentary directed by Richard Robbins. The movie is linked to an organization, also called Girl Rising, which works to improve the lives of young women around the world who are victims of forced marriages. Often these women are sold by their parents to much older men. Many of these "marriages" are really a form of sexual slavery.
Many of the young women and their families appear in their own stories. Voice-over narration is provided by major stars: Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Selma Hayek, Liam Neeson, Meryl Streep, and Kerry Washington.
The plight of these young women is terrible, and any steps that can improve social conditions for them are worth supporting. However, as a movie, I thought that Girl Rising didn't completely work. It wasn't a stand-alone film. It made sense only with the understanding that it was aimed at pulling people into a support role for the sponsoring organization.
On the other hand, to my surprise, the sponsoring organization didn't make a very strong push for support from the audience. So, I left the theater with the thought that life is really, really hard for women in many countries. That's a point worth making, but then what?
We saw the movie in a theater, but it will work well on DVD.