Thrown into Canada

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

19 Nov 2022

Canada

77 mins

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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.

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