The Journey is a ninety-minute telemovie that tells the story group of Afghan asylum seekers attempting to enter Australia by boat.The film aims to educate and inform audiences in source countries about the futility of investing in people smugglers, the perils of the trip, and the hard line policies that await them if they do reach Australian waters. Produced on a budget of almost six million dollars, The Journey was shot on location in three countries and comprised a production crew and cast from thirteen different nations. No English language version has been planned. It is currently available in a number of Middle Eastern languages, notably Dari, Pashto, Urdu, Arabic and Farsi.
'A movie commissioned by Australia’s immigration department to deter Afghan asylum seekers has had its premiere on local TV, seeking to reinforce a widely held view that unauthorised travel to Australia is not worth the risk...' (Sune Engel Rassmussen and Ben Doherty).
The article includes interviews with Afghans who watched the telemovie's premiere broadcast on 25 March 2016.
'The Immigration Department has made a $6 million telemovie to deter asylum seekers from coming to Australia – eclipsing the budgets of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The Castle and Wolf Creek combined...' (Adam Gartrell).
'A $6 million telemovie designed to discourage asylum seekers from coming to Australia has debuted in Afghanistan...' (Layla Saadat)
'A movie commissioned by Australia’s immigration department to deter Afghan asylum seekers has had its premiere on local TV, seeking to reinforce a widely held view that unauthorised travel to Australia is not worth the risk...' (Sune Engel Rassmussen and Ben Doherty).
The article includes interviews with Afghans who watched the telemovie's premiere broadcast on 25 March 2016.
'A $6 million telemovie designed to discourage asylum seekers from coming to Australia has debuted in Afghanistan...' (Layla Saadat)
'The Immigration Department has made a $6 million telemovie to deter asylum seekers from coming to Australia – eclipsing the budgets of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The Castle and Wolf Creek combined...' (Adam Gartrell).
