- About the 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.
- In Pakistan the blasphemy law, prescribes a compulsory death sentence for disrespecting The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and life imprisonment for desecrating the Holy Quran. The Accused, Damned or Devoted? follows the stories and fate of four people accused of blasphemy. The most famous of them is Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who claims she was falsely accused by her Muslim co-workers after a disagreement. As the elections in Pakistan loom, the country is split between those who feel the law is being misused and want to change it and those who believe it must be preserved at any cost. Its greatest advocate, Cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi goes on a mission to do just this. As his campaign heats up, he gathers millions of supporters, sympathetic to his goal and silences anyone attempting to change the law by condemning them to death. As the world awaits the outcome of Asia Bibi's trial, Rizvi's uses the blasphemy law as a key platform to run for the role as Prime Minister of Pakistan in the upcoming elections. Amidst the hysteria, those who oppose him and even his own followers become pawns in his ultimate quest for power.—BBC Storyville
- 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.—Ulf Kjell Gür
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By what name was The Accused: Damned or Devoted? (2020) officially released in Canada in English?
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