“Only hope can set you free”
Based on the real-life experiences of Mende Nazer, the story unfolds as twelve-year-old Malia, daughter of champion wrestler Bah, is abducted from her Sudanese village in the Nubar Mountains by pro-government Arab militia and sold into slavery to a woman in Khartoum, who beats her for touching her daughter. After six years she is sent to London, where her name is changed, but her miserable life of servitude continues. Her passport is taken and she is told that her father will die if she goes to the authorities. Fortunately she meets a sympathetic person who seems to offer her the hope of escape and reunion with Bah ,back in Sudan. For all the film's optimism an end title states that there are around 5,000 'slave' workers currently in Britain.
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Cast
12 people
Wunmi Mosaku
Malia
Known for
Loki
The End of the F***ing World
Isaach de Bankolé
Bah
Known for
Casino Royale
Black Panther
Lubna Azabal
Haleema
Known for
Incendies
The Little Drummer Girl
Nyokabi Gethaiga
Hana
Known for
The Wheel of Time
Igal Naor
Said
Known for
Green Zone
Hit & Run
Nasser Memarzia
Ibrahim
Known for
Hijack
The Night Manager
Sirine Saba
Nanny
Also in
Beyond Paradise
Antony and Cleopatra - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Farzana Dua Elahe
Arab Shop Assistant
Known for
The Hundred-Foot Journey
A.D. The Bible Continues
Hiam Abbass
Laila
Known for
Succession
Blade Runner 2049
Nonso Anozie
Musa
Known for
Sweet Tooth
Zoo
Selva Rasalingam
Amir
Known for
The Mummy
Bodies
Sarah Hassan
Sudanese NGO
Also in
Just in Time
Family vacation
Gabriel Range Director · Jeremy Brock Screenplay Harry Escott Composer
United States release January 10, 2011 · Produced in Kenya, United Kingdom
Production
Kenya · United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 14, 2010
Premiere · Source: IMDB (TIFF)
United States · January 10, 2011
Premiere · Source: IMDb (Palm Springs)
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