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User Rating:
6.9/10
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Director:
Don McBrearty
Writer:
Barbara Samuels (written by)
Release Date:
19 January 2004 (USA)
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Genre:
Drama
Tagline:
History Is Written By The Brave.
Plot Outline:
A lawyer (portrayed by Juliette Lewis) reluctantly takes on the pro bono asylum case of a woman (portrayed by Layla Alizada) who has fled the brutal Taliban regieme in Afghanistan and arrived in the United States seeking freedom. more
Awards:
1 win
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8 nominations
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User Comments:
Above average made-for-TV movie
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(Credited cast)Philip Akin ... LawyerCarl Alacchi ... DoormanLayla Alizada ... MeenaMoe Allahdadi ... Kabul Taxi DriverGhazali Amer ... Taliban Policeman #4Qais Amer ... Taliban Soldier #3Crystal Balint ... Passport Inspector #2Tyrone Benskin ... Judge WolfHoward Bilerman ... Peep Show Customer (as Howard Bilberman)Danny Blanco ... Arraignment BailiffCrystal Blunt ... Passport InspectorRita Bozi ... ElenaBob Chomyn ... Male Greenbank Guard #2Lisa Christie ... Customs AgentEddie Eagle ... DVD Trailer VoiceChris Enright ... INS GuardMichael Francis ... Congolese ManKaren Gartner ... Greenbank Guard #5Rick Gaudio ... Deportation OfficerBruce Gray ... Philip LaughtonGail Hanrahan ... ShelleyAbdul Aziz Hashtee ... Taliban Policeman #1Farid Hussaini ... Taliban Soldier #2Homayoon Hussaini ... Taliban Policeman #3Ali Jhon ... AmirDon Jordan ... Flight AttendantRichard Jutras ... Dr. RaynorChris Kelly ... Male Greenbank Guard #3Janis Kershner ... Jail Guard (as Janis Kirshner)Patti Kim ... Female Customs AgentPeter Lamarr ... INS Male Security GuardMaïta Lavoie ... Peep Show PerformerJuliette Lewis ... LibbyDaniel Libman ... KevinSyed Mahmoodi ... Taliban Policeman #5Rochelle Maitripala ... AdjufaBrian Markinson ... Eric HoffmanYanna McIntosh ... RuthHamidullah Mehri ... Taliban Policeman #2Andrew Misle ... DavidShafiqullah Mojaddedi ... Taliban Soldier #1Nkechi Odina ... Female Greenbank GuardSusan O'Rourke ... AnchorRobert Ozores ... Judge Alonzo (as Roberto Ozores)Lori Ravensborg ... Greenbank Guard #4Matthew Rothpan ... Miller ChildSubah Sadiq ... Grizzled DriverAlison Sealy-Smith ... INS officer-in-chargeMichael David Simms ... JudgeAziza Sindhu ... DeyanaKwasi Songui ... Arresting OfficerVeena Sood ... AdeenaKhan Soroor ... Taliban Prison OfficialWajma Soroor ... NaziraDadhullah Hussain Zada ... NeighborRohullah Hussain Zada ... Taliban Boy Soldier #1Stacey Zurburg ... Pennymore
MPAA:
Rated R for a scene of violence.
Runtime:
USA:120 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:M/ USA:R
Filming Locations:
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
MOVIEmeter:
12% since last week
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Company:
Blueprint Entertainment
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Movie Connections:
References Escape from Taliban (2003)
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Above average made-for-TV movie, 20 January 2004
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Pro Jury
Layla Alizada plays an Afgan who seeks to escape the clutches of the
Taliban
before the 9-11 terrorist attacks.She crosses the Afgan/Pakistan border,
and flies to the USA.She arrives at the JFK airport and seeks political
asylum without having a passport, entry visa, money, or any local
contacts.
If a federal judge orders her deported, it will mean certain death.
Juliette Lewis plays a major league hot shot corporate lawyer who takes
the
case pro bono as a favor to her boss.CHASING FREEDOM has many shining points.Although filmed in Canada, the
Afgan scenes have high realism.The dramatic music sets the right tone
but
does not overpower.Layla Alizada does fine in her first major role.The
entire film hinges upon the audience caring about Layla Alizada's
character.
Fortunately, the film succeeds in accomplishing this.Unfortunately, Juliette Lewis is miscast.She does not have the gravitas
to
play a major league New York City lawyer.Also, emotional, stressed out
New
Yorkers speak very, very, very quickly.Juliette Lewis invariably speaks
very slow.She never speaks fast no matter what urgent matter confronts
her
character.The courtroom scenes are the weakest moments of the
film.CHASING FREEDOM mistakenly regards the 9-11 terrorists as if they were
Afgans, when in fact they were really Saudi nationals.However, CHASING
FREEDOM does well to capture some of the brutality of the Taliban towards
Afgan women.CHASING FREEDOM was produced by the COURT TV network.It is
a
barely passable view, which makes it above average for the made-for-TV
genre.
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