The Fisherman's Diary

Inspired by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, a young woman defies her father's and village's expectations and dedicates herself to her education. Ekah is determined to attend school in a fishing village where a girl's education is considered taboo. Her willingness to break this old adage involves her with her father, Solomon's past.

This film is so problematic and emblematic that it took me a long time to comment on it, the film that hurts in the depths of my soul mainly because it is a great reality in overdeveloped countries and mainly in the interior, even here in Brazil... Sale of girls into sexual slavery, total lack of appreciation for women, almost a by-product, banning children's parents from going to school, everything is so wrong... And Malala's incredible participation, even if only a poster, more than that, she represents the hope, courage and pain of many women...

This was really very emotional movie. I literally cried at some point. The fisherman's daughter, seriously great acting. Her character, her innocence ... helpless girl with genuinely good heart has drawn me so much so that i wanted to be there with some sort of power to save her or perhaps be her father doing the right thing for her while the storyline went into the full drama of corrupt minds including father be the part of commiting most evil act against her. Somehow the ending was a fairy tail instead of the most likely outcome based on how the events was unfolding, hence an 8 star rather than 10. This was a sweet character really made my heart ache..

It is the first film completely made in Africa that I see and I really liked it; the plot is very good and the acting is excellent. TOTALLY RECOMMENDED!

Great and inspiring tale on the importance of education for young girls!

Boy, I hope this imdb reviewer has a day job. "Great filmaking" is much more than slick Hollywood effects or great use of light and shadow blah blah. In many cases, a film's innocent and unsophisticated presentation can be the very thing that makes it good, though this film has alot more going for it than just that. Maybe the reviewer would have preferred Denzel as the father, but thought it was quite good as is.