Behind the Mask
2024•30m•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Håvard Bustnes
Writer
Håvard Bustnes
Budget
$0M
Languages
Mandarin, English, Uighur
Studio
UpNorth Film
Cast
Abduweli Ayup
Himself
"Mr. Wang Leizhan"
The officer
Mirigul Mosa Ayup
Herself
Mesude Ayup
Herself
Uyghuriye Ayup
Herself
Gheyret Ømernijaz
Himself
Production
Company
UpNorth Film
Producer
Håvard Bustnes
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