Every girl deserves a school day.

Every girl deserves
a school day.

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About this film.

Every girl deserves a school day.

Child marriage can end a girl's education before she gets to decide what comes next.

Child marriage deprives girls of choices.
Education gives them possibilities.
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A school day can seem ordinary.

For millions of girls, it is not.

For a girl, a school day can be the beginning
of a future she gets to choose.

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Child marriage can have lifelong consequences for a girl's health, safety and opportunities. Girls who marry young are more likely to experience violence, leave school and become mothers before they are ready to make that choice for themselves.

What should be an ordinary part of childhood, a school day, can be replaced by a reality no child should have to live through.

Child marriage takes the risk of a future interrupted: a doctor, an engineer, a mother by choice. A girl with a plan who may never get the chance to follow it.

The girls behind the scenes.

The girls you see in the film go to school in Germany. We talked to them about what school means to them, what they enjoy learning, and what they imagine for their futures.

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CARE is changing this story.

CARE works with families, communities and organizations to prevent child marriage and its consequences. Through education, advocacy and programs that challenge harmful social norms.

CARE helps girls stay in school, know their rights and build self-determined futures.

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The numbers tell only part of the story.
Behind every number is a girl with a future of her own.

12M

Girls are married before turning 18 every year.1

650M

Girls and women alive today were married as children.1

15M

Girls aged between 15 and 19 give birth after being married as children.2

  1. UNICEF, International Day of the Girl 2026
  2. CARE Deutschland, Kinderehe & Kinderheirat

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A school day is the most ordinary thing we know.

The alarm before class, the smell of used books, the heavy schoolbag, getting in trouble for being late, the bell ringing for break, the noise in the corridors, copying your homework from a friend, doodling in the margins of your notebook, looking out the window when you're supposed to be listening, the last five minutes before the bell.

We forget most of it. But that is exactly what makes it precious.

For millions of girls, this ordinary day is not a given. A few months ago, I read about child marriage in Iran, where girls can still be legally married at a very young age. It deeply affected me.

I wanted to make this film because this contrast stayed with me, how much an ordinary school day can hold: the opportunity to learn, to make friends, to discover what you are capable of, and to imagine who you want to become.

Marie Wald, Director
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Marie Wald

Marie Wald is a cinematographer and director with roots in Germany and Mexico, working internationally across documentary, fiction and commercial projects. Her work is driven by an interest in intimate human stories and social realities, particularly those affecting women, girls and underrepresented communities. She uses visual storytelling to bring attention to issues that matter. Her work has been recognized internationally, including a 2025 German Cinematography Award nomination for Via Danisinni.

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Child marriage is any marriage or union before the age of 18.

It affects boys too, but girls are disproportionately affected. Each year, more than 12 million girls are married before adulthood. That is roughly one girl every three seconds.1

How widespread it is, and why

About one in five girls worldwide is married before 18, and around 650 million women and girls alive today were married as children. Poverty, gender inequality and social norms that value a girl’s marriage over her education drive it. Crisis, conflict and displacement increase the risk further.1

What it takes from her

Child marriage often means leaving school and is associated with early pregnancy. Pregnancy and childbirth complications are among the leading causes of death for girls aged 15–19. Nearly one in four ever-married or partnered girls in this age group has experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner.1,2

What changes it

Education. Keeping girls in school is one of the most effective ways to reduce child marriage. Investment in girls’ education, legal reform and social protection can help prevent child marriage and give girls greater freedom to shape their futures.1,2

  1. UNICEF, International Day of the Girl 2026
  2. WHO, Adolescent pregnancy (fact sheet); WHO via UN News, April 2025

CARE is changing this story.

CARE works with girls, families and communities to prevent child marriage and address its root causes. Through education, advocacy and programs that challenge harmful social norms, CARE helps girls stay in school, know their rights and build futures of their own.

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CARE Deutschland is the partner of this film. Together, we want to raise awareness of child marriage and highlight the importance of education, opportunity and the freedom for every girl to shape her own future.

“This film came to life through the best resource on earth: community. CARE Deutschland e.V. contributes to our community day by day – we are so grateful for their voice and their open mind.”
Leon Morelli, Creative Producer, bubu film

The girls behind the scenes.

The girls you see in the film go to school in Germany. We talked to them about what school means to them, what they enjoy learning, and what they imagine for their futures.

Their answers became part of the campaign, showing in their own words what an ordinary school day can hold: curiosity, friendship, dreams and the freedom to imagine what comes next.

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Made in Munich.

Produced by bubu film with the support of HFF München and neues tanzen Starnberg.

Concept, Idea & DirectorMarie Wald
CinematographerMarie Wald
ProducersLeon Morelli, Henri Nunn
GafferHenri Nunn
B CameraHenri Nunn
1st ACMarvin Puscher
Assistant DirectorTheresa Rehe
RunnerDaoud Alabdulaa
Costume DesignJulia Kronwitter
Make-upAnna Melmann
EditorSabrina Norte
MusicEge Ateslioglu
Voice-overJames Newton
Sound DesignEge Ateslioglu
Color GradingVanessa Palacios
Camera, Lighting & Vehicle RentalFGV Schmidle
Oliver Schmidle
Film StockKodak
Thanks to Michael Boxrucker
Locationneues tanzen, Starnberg
Kitty Bothe-Hufnagel
Film ProcessingLudwig Hagelstein
Andec Cinegrell, Berlin
Partner Agencyslash.digital GmbH
Managing DirectorsJoe Butler, Tim Schlöder
Art DirectionBettina Herz
CopywritingLeon Morelli
Bride

Letizia Fink

Girls

Emilia, Maruscha, Nadine, Morena, Mimi, Käthe, Anjana, Zoe-Naima, Lucy, Lotta, Isabel, Paula, Tilda, Finya, Ksenija, Tamara, Ida, Lena, Karolina, Julie, Helena, Franka, Frieda, Lorea, Myria, Katharina, Helena, Sophie

With the kind support of

CARE Deutschland e.V., neues tanzen Starnberg, HFF München, Ludwig Verleih, Kodak, Slash.Digital

Special thanks to

Paulina & Floria, Nikita, Kerstin, [to be continued]

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Oktober 2026