Girl Rising (2013)
Der Dokumentarfilmer Richard Robbins beleuchtet in seinem Film das Schicksal von neun jungen Frauen aus unterschiedlichen Teilen der Welt, die in ihrem Leben mit arrangierten Hochzeiten, Kindersklaverei und anderen Ungerechtigkeiten konfrontiert wurden. Der Film versucht ihre Stärke trotz dieser Unwegbarkeiten und ihr ehrgeiziges Streben nach Bildung aufzuzeigen, die einen Ausbruch aus jenem Leben verspricht. Zusammengetragen von Autorinnen aus den neun Heimatländern der Mädchen und erzählt von so namhaften Schauspielgrößen wie Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep und Liam Neeson, demonstriert Robbins in den verschiedenen Geschichten, wie der Weg seiner Protagonistinnen nicht nur die Mädchen selbst verändern, sondern auch der Welt um sie herum Hoffnung und Inspiration geben kann.
Der Regisseur: Richard Robbins
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Liam Neeson as Narrator (voice) |
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Freida Pinto as Narrator (voice) |
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Anne Hathaway as Narrator - Afghanistan (voice) |
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Alicia Keys as Narrator - Cambodia (voice) |
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Meryl Streep as Narrator - Ethiopia (voice) |
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Cate Blanchett as Narrator - Haiti (voice) |
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas as Narrator - India (voice) |
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Kerry Washington as Narrator - Nepal (voice) |
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Salma Hayek Pinault as Narrator - Peru (voice) |
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Selena Gómez as Narrator - Sierra Leone (voice) |
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Sammy Sheik as Officer Mansoor |
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Said Faraj as Sgt. Assif |
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Chloë Grace Moretz as Yasmin (voice) |
| Directing | Richard Robbins | Director |
| Sound | Lorne Balfe | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Sam Sako | Casting |
| Art | Caroline Foellmer | Production Design |
| Camera | Adam Beckman | Director of Photography |
| Production | Martha Adams | Producer |
| Production | Anna Jung | Line Producer |
| Editing | Gillian McCarthy | Editor |
| Camera | إسلام عبدالسميع | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Steven Piet | Director of Photography |
| Production | Bryan Basham | Consulting Producer |
| Art | Ann Cummings | Art Direction |
| Camera | Nicole Hirsch Whitaker | Director of Photography |
| Production | Michelle Currinder | Producer |
| Camera | Mike Ozier | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Heloísa Passos | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Felipe Perez-Burchard | Director of Photography |
| Production | Priyanka Chopra Jonas | Producer |
| Production | Vaibhav Gupta | Line Producer |
| Production | Jody Allen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Beth Osisek | Co-Producer |
| Production | Antonio Canobbio | Executive Producer |
| Production | Louise Lovegrove | Producer |
| Production | Begad Omran | Co-Producer |
| Camera | David Rush Morrison | Director of Photography |
| Production | Paul G. Allen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bonnie Benjamin-Phariss | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Chris Prynoski | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Peters | Costume Design |
| Camera | Kiran Reddy | Director of Photography |
| Production | Gina Nemirofsky | Co-Producer |
| Production | Nishima Chudasama | Associate Producer |
| Production | Amy Andres Cunningham | Producer |
| Production | Norah El Khateeb | Line Producer |
| Production | Vinnie Malhotra | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ramaa Mosley | Producer |
| Production | Shannon Prynoski | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rachel Steele | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard Robbins | Producer |
| Production | Tom Yellin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christina Lowery | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Dyu D'Cunha | Co-Producer |
| Production | Juno John Lee | Executive Producer |
| Production | Holly Gordon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tess Joseph | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Rachel Portman | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alma Anguiano | Makeup Artist |