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Girl Rising

Play trailer Poster for Girl Rising PG-13,  2013,  1h 42m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Stories of nine girls from developing countries show them overcoming great obstacles to obtain an education and change their fates.

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Natalie Baker Bitch Media Jan 14, 2021
The team of journalists and executives who hired white, American, male director Richard Robbins to make this film get props for taking on a good cause. But their noble goal doesn't justify the means. Go to Full Review
Mark Feeney Boston Globe Apr 18, 2013
2/4
The price of good intentions is that it looks and feels like an extended public-service announcement for goodness. Go to Full Review
Nicolas Rapold New York Times Mar 7, 2013
3.5/5
No one would confuse the movie with a short-story collection. But it's more ambitious and effective at blunting cynicism than most consciousness-raising efforts. Go to Full Review
Simon Foster Screen-Space (Substack) Jul 13, 2014
'Advocacy Cinema' has found a new, strong standard-bearer in Girl Rising; one hopes it drives the forceful change needed in our global community as powerfully as it represents a creative shift in the genre. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Mar 17, 2013
B-
Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) Mar 11, 2013
3.5/4
While some of the films are more successful than others, they all show the power of engagement and education, of looking at the world and its problems, as one story put it, in a way "that makes the achievable seem doable." Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Rey W Jun 11, 2013 what does educating a girl in the modern world change...everything several female celebrities narrate stories about certain women from all over the globe describing the harsh and fulfilling journeys of being educated so many parts of the world have women facing issues such as inequality, poverty, income, violence, hostility, and slave labor for most it's impossible to have the chance to have a place in this world because of the limitations placed on women's roles in society; men expect them to stay in the workforce, bear children, stay at home or not have a voice to begin with it's still known for a girl to be tossed aside, treated like property or even be put to death if the slightest desire to be in school is acknowledged but this documentary sheds light on the situation of any girl having the occasion ,the challenge and the opportunity to rise up and learn for herself if more are taught early then much of the issues today can be prevented from aids to sexual slavery to being silenced parts of this collection of stories are tragic, heartwarming, and empowering for any girl to absorb there's no law that says a girl can't be taught anything less than a man and many of them should still be granted the same wish an eye-opening, truthful, and stirring film that fits with the current social and economic status of women today See more
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Girl Rising

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Movie Info

Synopsis Stories of nine girls from developing countries show them overcoming great obstacles to obtain an education and change their fates.
Director
Richard Robbins
Producer
Martha Adams, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Louise Lovegrove, Dick Robbins, Amy Andres Cunningham
Screenwriter
Sooni Taraporevala, Marie Arana, Edwidge Danticat, Mona Eltahawy, Aminatta Forna, Zarghuna Kargar, Maaza Mengiste, Loung Ung, Doreen Baingana, Manjushree Thapa
Production Co
Vulcan Productions, Double Exposure Studios, The Documentary Group
Rating
PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Thematic Material)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 42m
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