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Freedom for Asia Bibi

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Depicts the case of religious persecution suffered by the Christian Pakistani Asia Bibi (Aasiya Noreen), falsely accused of blasphemy in 2010 by a Pakistani court and was sentenced to death by hanging. In October 2018, the Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted her based on insufficient evidence, though she was not allowed to leave Pakistan until the verdict was reviewed. She was held under armed guard and was not able to leave the country until 7 May 2019; she arrived in Canada the next day.

Featured Crew

Maciej Grabysa
Director
Maciej Grabysa
Writer
Michal Król
Director
Michal Król
Writer
Michal Król
Cinematography
Michal Król
Executive Producer
Ignacio Arsuaga
Producer
Marcin Dulemba
Editor

Cast

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Anne-Isabelle Tollet
Journalist/Writer
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Esham Masih
Asia Bibi's daughter
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Ashiq Masih
Asia Bibi's husband
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Rana Tanweer
Journalist Lahore
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Nadeem Anthony
Defense Lawyer
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Reza Sayah
Farmhand
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Mohammed Idris
Landowner/Accuser
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Morris Jalal
Father Catholic TV Lahore