Documentary ·History · Canada · 2022 · 1h 17m

Thrown into Canada

Director

Cast

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

Crew

Aleem Karmali — Editor Aleem Karmali — Writer Aleem Karmali — Producer

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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