Freedom for Asia Bibi

Freedom for Asia Bibi

83 mins | Documentary | Oct. 31, 2018

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.

Freedom for Asia Bibi

83 mins | Documentary | Oct. 31, 2018

Freedom for Asia Bibi
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.
Producers CitizenGo, HazteOir
Original title Freedom for Asia Bibi
Directors Michal Król, Maciej Grabysa
Writers Michal Król, Maciej Grabysa

Cast

Anne-Isabelle Tollet

as Journalist/Writer

Miguel Angel Rutz

as Father

Esham Masih

as Asia Bibi's daughter

Ashiq Masih

as Asia Bibi's husband

Rana Tanweer

as Journalist Lahore

Nadeem Anthony

as Defense Lawyer

Abdul Rasheed

as Imam

Hanif Qershi

as Mufti

Reza Sayah

as Farmhand

Mohammed Idris

as Landowner/Accuser

Morris Jalal

as Father Catholic TV Lahore

Joseph Nadeem

as Educator