I Am Slave
2010 · Movie · 82 min · ★ 6.1 · 71% critics
Based on real-life experiences, this drama follows a young girl abducted from her Sudanese village and forced into domestic servitude. Taken far from home and controlled through fear, she struggles to survive while holding onto the possibility of freedom and family.
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-09-14
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (37 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a serious, issue-driven drama with the weight of A Dry White Season; Not for you if captivity and abuse themes feel too distressing.
Pros: urgent true-story basis; emotionally direct stakes; humane resilience | Cons: distressing abuse themes; bleak subject matter; limited escapism
Cast & crew
Wunmi Mosaku
as Malia
Isaach de Bankolé
as Bah
Lubna Azabal
as Haleema
Nyokabi Gethaiga
as Hana
Igal Naor
as Said
Nasser Memarzia
as Ibrahim
Sirine Saba
as Nanny
Farzana Dua Elahe
as Arab Shop Assistant
Hiam Abbass
as Laila
Nonso Anozie
as Musa
Directed by Gabriel Range