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Thrown into Canada

20221h 17mMovieDocumentaryHistory

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…

DirectorAleem Karmali
WriterAleem Karmali
ProducerAleem Karmali

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Cast · Directed by Aleem Karmali

IAIdi Amin
Idi Amin
SL
Salma Lakhani
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
MM
Michael Molloy
SM
Shezan Muhammedi
MJ
Mobina Jaffer
Canadian Senator
KK
Karim H. Karim
LM
Laura Madokoro
ZL
Zaheer Lakhani
AC
Alyshea Cummins
NF
Nizar Fakirani
OP
Odette Pinto
CP
Clifford J. Pereira

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Thrown into Canada hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 7, 2023. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.