Chasing Freedom

Chasing Freedom

120 mins | Drama | Jan. 19, 2004

New York attorney Libby (Juliette Lewis) is a go-getter who won't let anyone stand in the way of her success. But when she accepts a pro bono case involving young Afghan dissident Meena (Layla Alizada), Libby finds her corporate dreams replaced by a growing sense of idealism. Seeking asylum in the United States after years of oppression under the Taliban, Meena desperately wants freedom, and Libby is her only hope. But can Libby deliver?

Chasing Freedom

120 mins | Drama | Jan. 19, 2004

Chasing Freedom
New York attorney Libby (Juliette Lewis) is a go-getter who won't let anyone stand in the way of her success. But when she accepts a pro bono case involving young Afghan dissident Meena (Layla Alizada), Libby finds her corporate dreams replaced by a growing sense of idealism. Seeking asylum in the United States after years of oppression under the Taliban, Meena desperately wants freedom, and Libby is her only hope. But can Libby deliver?
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Alberta Filmworks, Blueprint Entertainment
Original title Chasing Freedom
Directors Don McBrearty
Writers Barbara Samuels

Cast

Juliette Lewis

as Libby

Layla Alizada

as Meena

Bruce Gray

as Philip Laughton

Yanna McIntosh

as Ruth

Veena Sood

as Adeena

Brian Markinson

as Eric Hoffman

Stacey Zurburg

as Penny