
Freedom for Asia Bibi
Documentary
October 31, 2018
1h 23m
Director: Maciej Grabysa
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.
Cast

Anne-Isabelle Tollet
Journalist/Writer

Asia Bibi
Unknown role

Ignacio Arsuaga
Unknown role
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
Unknown role
Reza Sayah
Farmhand