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03-31-2016, 10:53 AM
An Australian movie is encouraging asylum seekers to stay in their homeland
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The Australian government has released a telemovie in war-torn regions with the aim of stopping asylum seekers heading for Australia by boat.
The movie, The Journey, cost the government A$6 million (US$4.59 million) to produce,*according to The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/mar/28/hard-to-watch-afghans-react-to-6m-australian-film-aimed-at-asylum-seekers),*and is the latest push to inform the world of the country's hardline asylum policy.*
The 90-minute telemovie was shot in three countries, and tells the tragic story of asylum seekers trying to cross the Indian Ocean. It is a fictional account of the horrible journey asylum seekers face, but it is created to look like a documentary. It includes a tagline "inspired by true events," making it even more dramatic.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/the-journey-telemovie-australia/)
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The Australian government has released a telemovie in war-torn regions with the aim of stopping asylum seekers heading for Australia by boat.
The movie, The Journey, cost the government A$6 million (US$4.59 million) to produce,*according to The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/mar/28/hard-to-watch-afghans-react-to-6m-australian-film-aimed-at-asylum-seekers),*and is the latest push to inform the world of the country's hardline asylum policy.*
The 90-minute telemovie was shot in three countries, and tells the tragic story of asylum seekers trying to cross the Indian Ocean. It is a fictional account of the horrible journey asylum seekers face, but it is created to look like a documentary. It includes a tagline "inspired by true events," making it even more dramatic.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/the-journey-telemovie-australia/)
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