Thrown into Canada

Thrown into Canada (2022)

The story of Canada's first major non-European refugee movement

  • Genre: Documentary, History
  • Release Date: 2022-11-19
  • Runtime: 1h 17min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Crescent Productions
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Director: Aleem Karmali

Summary

This documentary explores the history of Canada’s first major migration of non-European and non-white refugees who arrived in 1972 when Ugandan President Idi Amin expelled all South Asians from the country. Their story of struggle and hope became part of Canada’s conversations about refugees and cultural pluralism, and informed the Canadian response to future refugee movements.

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  • Idi Amin

    as
  • Salma Lakhani

    as Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
  • Michael Molloy

    as
  • Shezan Muhammedi

    as
  • Mobina Jaffer

    as Canadian Senator
  • Karim H. Karim

    as
  • Laura Madokoro

    as
  • Zaheer Lakhani

    as
  • Alyshea Cummins

    as
  • Nizar Fakirani

    as
  • Odette Pinto

    as
  • Clifford J. Pereira

    as
  • Zera Rashid

    as
  • Tasneem Jamal

    as
  • John Nazareth

    as
  • Nandish Yajnik

    as
  • Rai Saujani

    as
  • Shanta Saujani

    as
Writing Aleem Karmali Writer
Directing Aleem Karmali Director
Editing Aleem Karmali Editor
Production Aleem Karmali Producer

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