7.356 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
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Four strangers — a flight attendant escaping a suburban cult, an Afghan refugee fleeing persecution, a young Australian father escaping a dead-end job, and a bureaucrat caught up in a national scandal — are stuck in an immigration detention center in the Australian desert. Inspired by true events.
Acting
Yvonne Strahovski's unraveling is masterclass
Direction
Blanchett and Ayres balance four perspectives flawlessly
Production
Real decommissioned detention facility location
Creators
Cate Blanchett, Tony Ayres, Elise McCredie
Yvonne Strahovski
Sofie Werner
Asher Keddie
Clare Kowitz
Jai Courtney
Cam Sandford
Fayssal Bazzi
Ameer
Marta Dusseldorp
Margot
Cate Blanchett
Pat Masters
Dominic West
Gordon Masters
Darren Gilshenan
Brian Ashworth
Kate Box
Janice
Rachel House
Harriet
Clarence John Ryan
Sully
Claude Jabbour
Farid
Dan Spielman
David Meakin
Maria Angelico
Angie Sandford
Chrissie Page
Sister Bernadette
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Loosely inspired by the real Cornelia Rau scandal, where an Australian permanent resident was unlawfully detained due to identity confusion and untreated mental illness.
Filmed at a former actual immigration detention center in South Australia; some extras were former detainees who chose to participate.
AU
