The saying is: "Behind every good man is a good woman." Yet in this documentary, "He Named Me Malala," we learn that that the person behind the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, is her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, the man who named her Malala. Davis Guggenheim's documentary uses vivid, impressionistic animation to recall the past while we follow Malala on her rehabilitation appointments, her speaking engagements and her volunteer work to promote the education of girls. "He Named Me Malala" pairs a visually lush past with an engaging contemporary family who has survived a great tragedy with great emotional strength. Ziauddin has three children, but Malala is his only...
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