When talented Australian refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi steps off the plane in Thailand for his honeymoon, he finds himself facing an Interpol arrest order for alleged terrorism offences. What unfolds is the gripping true story of a heroic whistle-blower who, on speaking out about his own torture, sets off a revenge plot involving three countries, two royal families and the world's most powerful sporting body, FIFA. As Hakeem awaits extradition back to Bahrain, a group of campaigners led by a retired Australian football captain Craig Foster fight for his release.
Direction
Bate turns bureaucratic hell into nail-biting thriller
Production
Access to three governments' inner workings is unprecedented
Director
Matthew Bate
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This case directly led to FIFA suspending Bahrain's football federation in 2019—rare actual consequences for human rights abuses.
The 'Red Notice' system exposed here remains largely unchanged; 70,000+ people still detained yearly on similar Interpol requests.
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