Netflix Must-See List

We all know that Netflix provides us with all sorts of TV shows and films that we love to binge watch... but they also have an amazing collection of documentaries and films that I'm slowly making my way through. They are definitely worth the watch and below I'll keep an updated list of films I recommend you see. 

Girl Rising

Girl Rising is one of my favourite films. It tells the stories of nine girls from developing countries around the world and their struggles to overcome the barriers to getting an education. Each girl was paired with an author from their country to help tell their stories and each story is presented in a different way. The stories are those of oppression and poverty but also of defiance and victory.

The Honor Diaries

The issue of honour based violence came to my attention when I had an assessment based on it for university. Honour based violence is a very real and dangerous threat for thousands of women and girls around the world, even here in the UK, but it is rarely ever spoken about. This film brings together nine women with roots in Muslim societies to break the silence surrounding honour based violence. Some scenes are quite shocking addressing the issues of FGM and suicide, I advise you watch the trailer first.

The Square

This is a film about Egypt's revolution that saw the fall of three presidents. No matter how much, or how little, you know about what happened there between 2011 and 2013, you should watch this. This revolution saw the largest demonstration in the history of the world and will be part of global history that we lived through, so you should really know about it. It follows a set of revolutionaries and members of the Muslim Brotherhood party. There are some scenes of violence and injury. Age rated 15 (Swearing and violence)

Born into Brothels

This film follows an American photographer who has been living in a Red Light district in Calcutta. The children of the prostitutes who live there soon became students in her photography classes. The film offers an insight into the lives of the children in the brothel and the opportunity for the children to take photos themselves enables us to see the world through their eyes. Some of the photos the children take are amazing. The film is also about the struggle to get these children into school. Contains swearing. 

Saving Face 

Saving Face follows surgeon Dr Mohammad Jawad, who visits Pakistan to help victims of acid attacks. Many of the women were attacked by their own husbands, or by men who they refused to marry. These women are left with life limiting scars and injuries, and some of them are forced to live with the family that attacked them.