The story is based on the real-life experiences of Mende Nazer. Twelve-year-old Malia, the daughter of a champion wrestler, is kidnapped from her Sudanese village in the Nubar Mountains by pro-government Arab militia and sold into slavery to a woman in Khartoum, who beats her because she touched her daughter. Then, after six years, she is sent to London, where her name is changed, but her life of servitude isn't over: Her passport has been taken, and she is told that her father will die if she goes to the police or government. Lucky for her, there's a person who seems to offer her the chance to get away and see Bah, who lives back in Sudan. There are about 5,000 "slave" workers in Britain now, even though the film is full of hope.
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The story is based on the real-life experiences of Mende Nazer. Twelve-year-old Malia, the daughter of a champion wrestler, is kidnapped from her Sudanese village in the Nubar Mountains by pro-government Arab militia and sold into slavery to a woman in Khartoum, who beats her because she touched her daughter. Then, after six years, she is sent to London, where her name is changed, but her life of servitude isn't over: Her passport has been taken, and she is told that her father will die if she goes to the police or government. Lucky for her, there's a person who seems to offer her the chance to get away and see Bah, who lives back in Sudan. There are about 5,000 "slave" workers in Britain now, even though the film is full of hope.
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