Chasing Asylum

Chasing Asylum

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Director:Eva Orner
Length:96 minutes
Genre:Document

Right to Know

Director: Eva Orner

Europe, caught unawares by the migration crisis, is looking at various solutions. Particularly the conservative faction is offering one: take a look at Australia and how it is protecting its shores against boats crammed with people dreaming of a better life. But at what cost? This country, once open to asylum seekers, implemented a strict policy of letting hardly anyone in. This film includes testimony and hidden camera footage from the detention centres on the Pacific islands where Australia is paying to ship its conscience and human rights violations. The harsh conditions are no better than prisons, including tyranny and abuse – and mainly despair for those who were seeking help.

Length: 96 min

Year: 2016

Country of origin:

  • United states of America
  • Australia

Right to Know

Director: Eva Orner

Europe, caught unawares by the migration crisis, is looking at various solutions. Particularly the conservative faction is offering one: take a look at Australia and how it is protecting its shores against boats crammed with people dreaming of a better life. But at what cost? This country, once open to asylum seekers, implemented a strict policy of letting hardly anyone in. This film includes testimony and hidden camera footage from the detention centres on the Pacific islands where Australia is paying to ship its conscience and human rights violations. The harsh conditions are no better than prisons, including tyranny and abuse – and mainly despair for those who were seeking help.

Year: 2016

Country of origin:

  • United states of America
  • Australia