On Her Shoulders

On Her Shoulders (2018)

December 6th, 20181h 35min

Documentary
66%

Overview

Nadia Murad, a 23-year-old Yazidi, survived genocide and sexual slavery committed by ISIS. Repeating her story to politicians and media, this ordinary girl finds herself thrust onto the world stage as the voice of her people. Away from the podium, she must navigate bureaucracy, fame and people's good intentions.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Our War

Our War


Released on: 2016-09-09
Documentary, War

Since 2013 more than 30,000 fighters from all over the world have joined the troops of the self-proc...

The Borneo Case

The Borneo Case


Released on: 2017-09-15
Documentary

The Borneo Case is a unique story filmed over 25 years and tells the epic tale of how the rainforest...

Inside IS: 10 Days in the Islamic State

Inside IS: 10 Days in the Islamic State


Released on: 2016-07-12
Documentary

German journalist Jürgen Todenhöfer uses this unique opportunity to expose ISIS' apocalyptic vision ...

In Pursuit of Peace

In Pursuit of Peace


Released on: 2016-08-19
Documentary

In Pursuit of Peace follows four Canadians on the front lines of international peace initiatives - i...

The Sniper of Kobani

The Sniper of Kobani


Released on: 2016-09-23
Documentary

Haron is a Kurdish sniper operating within the Syrian town of Kobani. As he fights the IS occupation...

South Africa: The White Laager

South Africa: The White Laager


Released on: 1977-05-27
Documentary

Explores the history of the Afrikaners and Afrikaner nationalism, and the development of apartheid a...

Terror Studios

Terror Studios


Released on: 2016-09-20
Documentary

How the Islamic State has created a powerful propaganda factory that manipulates and twists at its c...

New Life

New Life


Released on: 2015-09-01
Documentary, History, War

"Nû Jîn", New Life, with the slogan ' Woman is life. Life is resistance and resistance is Kobanê', d...

Beside Heroes

Beside Heroes


Released on: 2016-11-23
Documentary, War

Wali, an ex-sniper, leaves Canada to fight the Islamic state. He meets two Americans: Rebaz and Zyri...

Mosul

Mosul


Released on: 2019-05-14
Documentary

An Iraqi journalist joins an army of uneasy allies and unforgettable characters in the epic battle t...

Central Asia: The Call of ISIS

Central Asia: The Call of ISIS


Released on: 2020-09-15
Documentary

In the footsteps of a top Tajik officer who rallied to the Islamic State, an investigation into the ...

Stacey on the Front Line: Girls, Guns and Isis

Stacey on the Front Line: Girls, Guns and Isis


Released on: 2017-01-17
War, Documentary

September 2016: Stacey Dooley embeds herself on the frontline with the extraordinary all-female Yazi...

Terror in Europe

Terror in Europe


Released on: 2016-10-18
Documentary

FRONTLINE and ProPublica go inside Europe’s fight against terrorism — the missed warnings and the li...

The Hunt for Jihadi John

The Hunt for Jihadi John


Released on: 2019-05-20
Documentary

The inside story of Mohammed Emwazi's journey from being an ordinary London boy to becoming terroris...

I Was a Yazidi Slave

I Was a Yazidi Slave


Released on: 2018-11-21
Documentary

In August 2014 an Islamic State massacre of unimaginable proportions took place during the rapid inv...

My Enemy, My Brother

My Enemy, My Brother


Released on: 2017-04-29
Documentary

The eight-year Iran-Iraq War was one of the most brutal conflicts to devastate the region in the 20t...

Black Box Syria: The Dirty War

Black Box Syria: The Dirty War


Released on: 2020-10-02
Documentary, History

A look back over nine years of the Syrian Civil War, an inextricable conflict, like a black box, due...

Someone Else's War

Someone Else's War


Released on: 2019-04-05
Documentary

Parents try to understand why their children traveled from Britain to join the Kurdish army in their...

The Secret History of ISIS

The Secret History of ISIS


Released on: 2016-05-17
Documentary

Recently released top secret files from the early 2000's expose the lies told to the American people...

Democracy Is ...

Democracy Is ...


Released on: 2009-01-31
Animation, Documentary

The film is a controversy on democracy. Is our society really democratic? Can everyone be part of it...