Thrown into Canada

Thrown into Canada

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

2022 en 77 minutes

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Plot

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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Cast

Idi Amin

Idi Amin

Salma Lakhani

Salma Lakhani

Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

Michael Molloy

Michael Molloy

Shezan Muhammedi

Shezan Muhammedi

Mobina Jaffer

Mobina Jaffer

Canadian Senator

Karim H. Karim

Karim H. Karim

Laura Madokoro

Laura Madokoro

Zaheer Lakhani

Zaheer Lakhani

Alyshea Cummins

Alyshea Cummins

Nizar Fakirani

Nizar Fakirani

Odette Pinto

Odette Pinto

Clifford J. Pereira

Clifford J. Pereira

Zera Rashid

Zera Rashid

Tasneem Jamal

Tasneem Jamal

John Nazareth

John Nazareth

Nandish Yajnik

Nandish Yajnik

Rai Saujani

Rai Saujani

Shanta Saujani

Shanta Saujani

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