Girl Rising

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  • Opened March 7, 2013 (One-week exclusive release: April 19-25)
  • 1 hr 41 min
  • PG-13 | Disturbing Images and Thematic Material

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 12+. More on child suitability

  • One-week exclusive release: April 19-25. “It was incredible. Inspiring. Gorgeous. Perfect.” Audiences love “Girl Rising!” Meet 9 girls from 9 countries - striving beyond circumstance, pushing past limits. Their dreams, their voices, their remarkable lives -captured in an unforgettable feature film about the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change the world. With stories written by renowned writers from each girl’s country and narrated by esteemed actors Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Liam Neeson, Kerry Washington, Cate Blanchett, Priyanka Chopra, Salma Hayek, Chloë Grace Moretz, Selena Gomez, Freida Pinto and Alicia Keys. Academy Award Nominee Richard E. Robbins (Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience) directed Girl Rising. It is produced by the award-winning Documentary Group and Vulcan Productions, with strategic partner Intel Corporation and distribution partner CNN Films. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Anne Hathaway, Cate Blanchett, Selena Gomez, Freida Pinto, Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, Chloe Moretz, Priyanka Chopra, Alicia Keys
  • Director: Gareth Smith, Richard E. Robbins, Chris Wilcha, Jenny Lee
  • Genres: Documentary

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Girl Rising

by hc99031

This movie is powerfully moving and uplifting in that it challenges those of us who are so very lucky to become involved somehow to try to make things better for all girls who have very little hope. ...

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by lindasjogren

This movie was so tastefully done, with its message to the audience loud and clear. Most appealing was that it was highly successful without the need for graphic details about the horriffic and...

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by ltraband

"Girl Rising" is very powerful in that it enables us to enter the daily lives of 9 exceptional young women. It portrays the courage it takes for an increasing number of women to stand for freedom...

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The New York Times
| Nicolas Rapold

Though 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. Read full review

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Los Angeles Times
| Glenn Whipp

The 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. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Frank Scheck

While 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. Read full review

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Village Voice
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The 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. Read full review

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