The film also recounts how she survived and has become even more eloquent in her quest after being hunted down and shot by a Taliban gunman as part of the organization's violent opposition to girls' education in the Swat Valley in Pakistan.

[5] Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald produced the film through Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ along with Participant Media.

[9] In Pakistan, Geo News broadcast the film, which was dubbed in Urdu language by family of Yousafzai.

The film began its international rollout on October 22 in Germany where it grossed $29,880 fin 71 screens for a 25th place spot.

The site's consensus reads, "He Named Me Malala spotlights a worthy subject, but without the focus her story deserves.