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Awaiting Trial

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Directed by
Chude Jideonwo
Country
Nigeria

How it feels

A documentary about three individuals trapped in Nigeria's flawed legal and police systems. It shows how these ordinary people struggle with unfair detention and the personal costs of a broken system.

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What happens

Awaiting Trial is a documentary that follows the lives of three people caught by the injustice of the Nigerian Police, and are held by the unfair structures of both the police and the faulty legal system. This is a story not just about systems but about the people they destroy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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