Freedom for Asia Bibi
2018•1h 23m•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Michal Król
Writer
Maciej Grabysa, Michal Król
Languages
English, Spanish, Urdu
Studio
CitizenGo
Cast
Anne-Isabelle Tollet
Journalist/Writer
Asia Bibi
Ignacio Arsuaga
Miguel Angel Rutz
Father
Esham Masih
Asia Bibi's daughter
Ashiq Masih
Asia Bibi's husband
Rana Tanweer
Journalist Lahore
Nadeem Anthony
Defense Lawyer
Abdul Rasheed
Imam
Hanif Qershi
Mufti
Mumtaz Qadri
Reza Sayah
Farmhand
Mohammed Idris
Landowner/Accuser
Morris Jalal
Father Catholic TV Lahore
Joseph Nadeem
Educator
Production
Company
CitizenGo
Company
HazteOir
Producer
Ignacio Arsuaga
Producer
Alvaro Zulueta
Producer
Tomasz Balon-Mroczka
Producer
Adan Parszywka
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