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He Named Me Malala - Official Trailer

Directed by: Davis Guggenheim | Produced by: Laurie MacDonald | Production Company: Fox Searchlight Pictures (presents) Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ (presents) (in association with) (as Image Nation Abu Dhabi) | Participant Media (presents) (in association with) National Geographic Channel (presents) (in association with) Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation (production) (as Parkes - MacDonald) Little Room (production) | Documentary | 2015 |

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HE NAMED ME MALALA is a 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. It documents her personal life and her inspiring journey as an activist.

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https://myhero.com/teachersroom/Show/203

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Fox Searshlight - He Named Me Malala FIlm Site
Malala Fund

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