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Chasing Freedom: Directed by Don McBrearty. With Juliette Lewis, Layla Alizada, Bruce Gray, Michael David Simms. A lawyer reluctantly takes on the pro bono asylum case of a woman who has fled the brutal Taliban regime in Afghanistan and arrived in the United States seeking freedom.
Chasing Freedom dramatizes a topic that has grown increasingly critical in recent years, as the United States grapples with the need to keep its citizens secure, yet also provide refuge to immigrants who are in real danger in their homelands.
A lawyer reluctantly takes on the pro bono asylum case of a woman who has fled the brutal Taliban regime in Afghanistan and arrived in the United States seeking freedom.
An ambitious lawyer (Juliette Lewis) helps a young Afghan woman (Layla Alizada) seeking political asylum in the United States.
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Jan 19, 2004 · Alessandra Stanley reviews made-for-TV movie Chasing Freedom, based on actual Immigration and Naturalization Service case about Afghan woman's struggle for asylum in US; photo (M)
Chasing Freedom ★★½ 2004. After escaping the brutal Taliban rule in Afghanistan in 2004, Meena (Alizada) must battle to remain in the United States or face death in her native country if deported. Pro bono lawyer Libby (Lewis), a cocky corporate counselor is been ordered to take on her case.
Jan 19, 2004 · Seeking asylum in the United States after years of oppression under the Taliban, Meena desperately wants freedom, and Libby is her only hope. But can Libby deliver? New York attorney Libby (Juliette Lewis) is a go-getter who won't let anyone stand in the way of her success.
Chasing Freedom (TV Movie 2004) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Inspired by a true story, a self-centered corporate lawyer is forced to take on a pro-bono case to help a young Afghan woman seek refuge from the tyrannical regime of the Taliban. Together the two women take on a brutal legal system to win asylum.
Chasing Freedom (2004) starring Juliette Lewis, Layla Alizada, Bruce Gray and directed by Don McBrearty. In this compelling true story, a hardened corporate lawyer must confront her own biases when she defends a courageous Afghan woman fleeing Taliban oppression.
