
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob ThomasWhile 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." |
| Village VoiceAndrew SchenkerThe stories, shaped by anecdotal brevity, are often charmingly modest. Only an insistence on blandly inspirational rhetoric and a series of didactic interludes threaten to reduce the film to a PSA about the plight of young women in developing countries. |
| The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThough some of the writers inject a force of metaphor and strength of voice, 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. |
| Los Angeles TimesGlenn WhippThe film's re-creations, some involving actors and some the girls themselves, aren't always successful, but the truths at their core are rock-solid. Illuminating and ultimately hopeful, despite the horrible circumstances depicted, Girl Rising stands as a testament to the power of information. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohThe approach may have a distracting, overly fancy, diluting quality to it, but attention must nevertheless be paid to this film's basic theme. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckWhile its mixture of cinematic styles is awkward more often than not, Girl Rising deserves points for at least trying something different rather than relying on the bone-dry, academic approach usually employed for such informational ventures. |
| Boston GlobeMark FeeneyThe idea behind Girl Rising is strikingly simple and even more strikingly imaginative. |
| Screen-SpaceSimon Foster'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. |
| User ReviewAndy HI saw this movie. It is inspirational and moving. It will stir you to action. |
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