You Will Be Free (2026): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2026, You Will Be Free is a drama film directed by Bachir Bensaddek, running about 89 minutes.

What it’s about. Afghanistan, Spring 2002 — Following the fall of the taliban regime, the country faces extreme poverty. To feed his family, a father is forced to sell his 15-year-old daughter to a 65-year-old man. Refusing to accept this fate for her child, the mother, determined to give her a brighter future, arranges a marriage with a man living in Montreal. In return, she makes a solemn promise: the children born of this union will one day marry their cousins remaining in Afghanistan. Montreal, Spring 2020 — The pact resurfaces. Now well integrated into Quebec society, Zarmina refuses to let her 15-year-old daughter marry her cousin in Afghanistan. Her firm opposition triggers a tragic chain of events.

Who’s in it. You Will Be Free stars Wazhma Bahar as Zarmina Latif, Julie Le Breton as Nancy Fortin, Firuz Ali Nazar as Wahid Latif and Saba Vahedyousefi as Marwa Latif, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.0/10, You Will Be Free has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In CA you can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch You Will Be Free page.

If you liked it. Fans of You Will Be Free tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.