Stories of nine girls from different countries of the world are told in this
film. They face arranged marriage, pregnancy at a very young age,
child slavery and other injustices.
This is all because they were born as girls. Education is one answer to their problems. If they can learn to read, write and do
math, they have a chance for a different future. In some cases it takes a lot of determination and time to
change ideas. This film is
supported by 10x10, a social action organization seeking educational equality for
underprivileged girls.
The
stories of the girls are done with actors and also by the girls themselves. This
style of filming makes the stores more interesting than just giving facts and
figures. In the United States
education is compulsory between five and eight years old and ending between sixteen
and eighteen depending on the state.
In other countries, a lot of times it is more important for males to go to
school than females. Poverty, customs and beliefs
contribute to females not being educated.
In areas of conflict, the percentage of children going to school is
less. 3 ½* (I liked this movie.
101
min, Doc directed by Richard Robbins with Amina, Marie Arana, Azmera, Doreen
Baingana, Arindol Bagchi, Rekha Banerjee, Barsha Cahrttajee, Tripti Chaudhary,
Priyanka Chopra, Edwidge Danticat.
Note: Imdb 6.9 out of 10, 89% critic 85%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic 59 based on 5 critics and 8.8 average
user score based on 4 ratings.
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