Thrown into Canada

Aleem Karmali
2022-11-19

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

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Idi Amin Unowned
Salma Lakhani Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Unowned
Michael Molloy Unowned
Shezan Muhammedi Unowned
Mobina Jaffer Canadian Senator Unowned
Karim H. Karim Unowned
Laura Madokoro Unowned
Zaheer Lakhani Unowned
Alyshea Cummins Unowned
Nizar Fakirani Unowned
Odette Pinto Unowned
Clifford J. Pereira Unowned
Zera Rashid Unowned
Tasneem Jamal Unowned
John Nazareth Unowned
Nandish Yajnik Unowned
Rai Saujani Unowned
Shanta Saujani Unowned