Boat People
Directed by Kosta Nikas · Starring Leon Burchill, Mark Saunders, Maureen Underwood, Max Eulo · 2013
In 1788, two Aboriginal warriors debate what to do with three British shipwreck survivors; 240 years later, the roles in the immigration debate look strikingly familiar.
A sharp, funny flip of Australia's asylum-seeker debate, told from the other shore.
The year is 1788, Australia. Two Aboriginal warriors capture three British shipwreck survivors: A naval officer, a maid and a convict, and take them back to camp. The Aboriginals argue over the fate of these "boat people
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