

“The story of Canada's first major non-European refugee movement”
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 became part of Canada’s conversations about refugees and cultural pluralism, and informed the Canadian response to future refugee movements.
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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 became part of Canada’s conversations...
Thrown into Canada (2022) was directed by Aleem Karmali. The film is a Documentary, History production with a runtime of 1h 17m.
Thrown into Canada runs 1h 17m (77 minutes total). Genre: Documentary, History.