A four-person drama set in an Australian desert immigration detention center features characters including an airline stewardess escaping a suburban cult, an Afghan refugee fleeing persecution, a young Australian father escaping unemployment, and a bureaucrat caught up in a national scandal. Their lives converge when they are pushed to the brink of sanity due to their shared experiences. Despite the harsh conditions, unexpected and profound connections form among them. The series is inspired by real events and intertwines personal stories that reveal a struggling system grappling with irreconcilable contradictions related to border protection.
1. The Circumstances in Which They Come
Aired: Mar 1, 2020Four strangers' lives collide at an immigration detention centre; a woman esc...