The Accused: Damned or Devoted? (2020)
Against the backdrop of Pakistan's elections, this film follows the rise of powerful cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi, on a mission to preserve the country's blasphemy laws, which prescribe a mandatory death sentence for disrespecting The Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) and life imprisonment for desecrating the Holy Quran. With millions sympathetic to his goal, Rizvi silences anyone attempting to change the law by condemning them to death. As he pushes for more power, Rizvi decides to run for office in the upcoming general elections, and those accused of blasphemy or those who oppose the blasphemy laws- whether targeted minorities, liberals, and opposing Muslim voices - become the pawns of his ambition.
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Cast
- Khadim Hussain Rizvi — Chief Cleric TLP
- Asia Bibi — Accused of Blasphemy
- Gulalai Ismail — Human Rights Activist
- Imran Khan Niazi — Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Mashal Khan — Accused of Blasphemy
- Patras Masih — Accused of Blasphemy
- Annequa Maria — Human Rights Lawyer
- Pir Afzar Qadri — Spokesman TLP
- Benedict XVI
- Nadeem Anthony — Asia's Defense Lawyer
- Ghulam Mustafa Chaudhry — Prosecutor
- Latif Sra — Prosecutor
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