Band of Exile

Jul 1, 1994

0h 58m

★ 0.0

Overview

Here in Toronto, four young Somali refugees are finishing high school. What did they bring with them? What did they find in Canada? Their testimonies, about us and about themselves, interspersed with newsreel footage and sequences of a theatrical creation in which they put all their soul, make them immediately endearing and overturn many prejudices held against refugees. A film that makes you want to get to know them better.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

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Cast

Self

Fuaad Kaamil

Self

Ifrah Hashi

Self

Faiza Ismail

Self

Yusuf Ibrahim

Self

Gilles Vigneault

Self

Idris Ahmed

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