I Am Slave

From the Director of Death of a President this Bafta nominated story is based on the real-life experiences of Mende Nazer. Twelve-year-old Malia, is abducted from her village by Arab militia and sold into slavery to a woman in Khartoum. 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 her family. (High Fliers Films)