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On Her Shoulders

♪♪ ♪♪ -I'm gonna say thatI've been in a lot of Security Council meetings,and people don't...

[ Applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -I'm gonna say that
I've been in a lot of Security Council meetings,
and people don't clap, but they're clapping for
a remarkable young woman

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-I'm gonna say that I've been in a lot
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of Security Council meetings, and people don't clap,
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but they're clapping for a remarkable young woman.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:03
Uploaded
Jun 19, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
RYOT Films,Oscilloscope,Red Reel

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Movie Summary

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.
[ Conversing in native language ] - On Her Shoulders 00:12
[ Conversing in native language ]
-And so we have 50 seconds over time. - On Her Shoulders 00:04
-And so we have 50 seconds over time.
All right. -Let's first of all -- - On Her Shoulders 00:05
All right. -Let's first of all --
Of course, I don't understand 90% of what she was saying, - On Her Shoulders 00:06
Of course, I don't understand 90% of what she was sayin...
If we can try to cut out one minute, - On Her Shoulders 00:07
If we can try to cut out one minute,
Tell her I say she should be a newscaster. - On Her Shoulders 00:05
Tell her I say she should be a newscaster.
-[ Speaking native language ] - On Her Shoulders 00:09
-[ Speaking native language ]
"So I'm not special. Everyone's better." - On Her Shoulders 00:14
"So I'm not special. Everyone's better."
I was happy with my life in northern Iraq. - On Her Shoulders 00:05
I was happy with my life in northern Iraq.
I was a simple woman with simple dreams and hopes. - On Her Shoulders 00:06
I was a simple woman with simple dreams and hopes.
I was like every other woman in the world - On Her Shoulders 00:16
I was like every other woman in the world
-Show her the back with the mirror so she can see. - On Her Shoulders 00:04
-Show her the back with the mirror so she can see.
-[ Speaks indistinctly ] - On Her Shoulders 00:04
-[ Speaks indistinctly ]
Nadia, it looks so beautiful. I love it. - On Her Shoulders 00:04
Nadia, it looks so beautiful. I love it.
It'd be an honor for me if you allow to represent those - On Her Shoulders 00:13
It'd be an honor for me if you allow to represent those
-Nadia says, "It's better to say, you know, 'I am a refugee,' - On Her Shoulders 00:15
-Nadia says, "It's better to say, you know, '...
-I know you want to be humble, and we love you for that. - On Her Shoulders 00:04
-I know you want to be humble, and we love you for that.
But you're an activist, too. - On Her Shoulders 00:05
But you're an activist, too.
-It's your opportunity to show - On Her Shoulders 00:08
-It's your opportunity to show
There's nobody who's as eloquent as Nadia, - On Her Shoulders 00:08
There's nobody who's as eloquent as Nadia,