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Poster I Am Slave

Original title

I Am Slave

Status: Released

Runtime:

82 minutes

Release date

2010-09-14

IMDB ID tt1596352

WikiData ID Q5976071

TMDB ID 45780

Original language en

Production Countries

Description

The movie I Am Slave (Original title I Am Slave) has in the main roles on Wunmi Mosaku (Malia), Isaach de Bankolé (Bah), Lubna Azabal (Haleema), Hiam Abbass (Laila) The release date of the movie is 14.09.2010. . Filmed in the following locations: Kenya . Production countries: Kenya, United Kingdom Movie Genre: Movies Drama, Movies Thriller

Based on the real-life experiences of Mende Nazer, the story unfolds as twelve-year-old Malia, daughter of champion wrestler Bah, is abducted from her Sudanese village in the Nubar Mountains by pro-government Arab militia and sold into slavery to a woman in Khartoum, who beats her for touching her daughter. After six years she is sent to London, where her name is changed, but her miserable life of servitude continues. Her passport is taken and she is told that her father will die if she goes to the authorities. Fortunately she meets a sympathetic person who seems to offer her the hope of escape and reunion with Bah ,back in Sudan. For all the film's optimism an end title states that there are around 5,000 'slave' workers currently in Britain.

All awards I Am Slave 2010 - I Am Slave

Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) -

Year 2010

Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF)

Nominated

Feature Film Competition

BAFTA Awards - Best Single Drama

Year 2011

BAFTA Awards

Nominated

BAFTA TV Award