Behind the Mask
8.8
Survivor Abduweli flees a Chinese Uyghur internment camp to Norway. Now, heading to Germany to confront a past torturer, his daughter’s panic attack forces a choice: exposing Uyghur genocide for the world, or shielding his family from painful memories.
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Cast
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Håvard Bustnes Director · Anders Teigen Editor
United States release February 17, 2024 · Languages Chinese, English, Uyghur
Production
UpNorth Film
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Uyghur
Release dates
United States · November 13, 2023
Premiere · DOC NYC
United States · February 17, 2024
Limited theatrical · Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
United States
November 7, 2024 · Limited theatrical · St. Louis International Film Festival
Germany
November 7, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Nordische Filmtage Lübeck
Ireland
October 6, 2024 · Limited theatrical · IndieCork Film Festival
Norway
January 20, 2024 · Premiere · Norwegian · Tromsø International Film Festival
May 11, 2024 · Limited theatrical · English · Millennium Docs Against Gravity
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