On Her Shoulders

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On Her Shoulders

Nadia Murad—who shared the Nobel Peace Prize last year—is a member of the Iraqi Yazidi religious minority who survived a 2014 massacre and then sexual slavery at the hands of ISIS. Telling her painful story at the United Nations, in soul-baring media interviews, and in meetings with government officials, she is a calm and relentless beacon of hope for her people, even when she longs to put aside her monumental burden and simply have an ordinary life. An exceptional, award-winning documentary about a formidable young woman.

This film is part of the Global Watch 2019: Crisis & Social Action series.



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