In this final struggle, their mother joined them for a second time. And as escape loomed closer, a new obstacle emerged : if the girls truly wanted to leave Yemen, they must first apply for divorce. Once divorced, they would be free to go - alone. They could not take their children with them. The Yemeni law states that custody goes automatically to the father in a divorce, and the childrens' fathers would never allow them to leave.

So the sisters made a pact : the first one to get out would leave her children in the care of the other until they could all follow. Zana was prepared. She would leave Marcus behind. But Nadia couldn't bring herself to leave her children. So Zana would be the first to go.

Every effort was made to dissuade her : intimidation, corruption, threats, lies. But in 1988 she had a new passport and a plane ticket, and all alone she finally flew home to England.

Zana is free now, but her liberty weighs heavy as long as her sister and their children are held against their will.

It's now year 2000. Nadia has been a prisoner of Yemen for 20 years. She is 34 years old and she have six childrens.