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Freedom for Asia Bibi

Freedom for Asia Bibi (2018)

1h 23m | PG-13

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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.

Director: Michal Król

Studio: CitizenGo

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Anne-Isabelle Tollet

Anne-Isabelle Tollet

as Journalist/Writer

Asia Bibi

Asia Bibi

as

Ignacio Arsuaga

Ignacio Arsuaga

as

Miguel Angel Rutz

Miguel Angel Rutz

as Father

Esham Masih

Esham Masih

as Asia Bibi's daughter

Ashiq Masih

Ashiq Masih

as Asia Bibi's husband