Behind the Mask
Survivor Abduweli flees a Chinese Uyghur internment camp to Norway. Now, heading to Germany to confront a past torturer, his daughter’s panic attack forces a choice: exposing Uyghur genocide for the world, or shielding his family from painful memories.
Cast
Abduweli Ayup
Himself
"Mr. Wang Leizhan"
The officer
Mirigul Mosa Ayup
Herself
Mesude Ayup
Herself
Uyghuriye Ayup
Herself
Gheyret Ømernijaz
Himself
Storyline
Survivor Abduweli flees a Chinese Uyghur internment camp to Norway. Now, heading to Germany to confront a past torturer, his daughter’s panic attack forces a choice: exposing Uyghur genocide for the world, or shielding his family from painful memories.
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