''Safe Harbour'' is a four-part Australian
thriller
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* Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television
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Comics
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drama series first broadcast on
SBS on 7 March 2018. The series follows a group of friends who travel from Brisbane on a sailing holiday of a lifetime to Indonesia, who cross paths with a fishing boat overloaded with
asylum seekers
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en route to Australia, which alters their lives forever.
Production
It is made by
Matchbox Pictures, directed by Glendyn Ivin and written by Belinda Chayko, Matt Cameron and Phil Enchelmaier, and based on an original idea of Enchelmaier and Simon Kennedy.
The series was produced Stephen Corvini, with Sue Masters as executive producer.
Release
The series was first broadcast in Australia on
SBS on 7 March 2018.
Outside Australia, the series was made available for streaming on
Hulu
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in the United States, and was broadcast on
BBC Four
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RTÉ2
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History
In the 1970s, the Irish government considered three options ...
from July 2019.
Reception
Luke Buckmaster of ''
Guardian Australia'' described the series as "deeply compelling". Mama Mia's entertainment editor Laura Brodnik praised the series, claiming that it left viewers asking one nagging question: "What would you do?".
Wenlei Ma of ''
news.com.au'' described the series as "unmissable", writing; "When Australian TV is seemingly filled, wall-to-wall, with one same-same reality franchise after another, it can be hard to find quality Australian stories that offer you something new. This is one, and you best not miss it."
Awards
The show won an
International Emmy in 2019 for
Best TV Movie or Miniseries
Cast
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Ewen Leslie as Ryan Gallagher
*
Leeanna Walsman as Bree Gallagher
*
Joel Jackson
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as Damien Pascoe
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Jacqueline McKenzie as Helen Korczak
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Phoebe Tonkin as Olivia Gallagher
*
Hazem Shammas as Ismail Al-Biyati
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Nicole Chamoun as Zahra Al-Biyati
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Robert Rabiah as Bilal Al-Biyati
* Yazeed Daher as Asad Al-Bayati
* Maha Riad as Yasmeen Al-Bayati
* Ella Macrokanis as Maddie Gallagher
* Callum Aston as Lachlan Gallagher
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Pacharo Mzembe as Matou
* Pip Miller as Graham Newland
* Susan Prior as Renee
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Damien Garvey as AFP Officer Wade
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Andrea Moor
Andrea Moor is a Brisbane-based actor known for with roles in theatre, film and television. She is also a stage director and coordinator of actor training at QUT (Queensland University of Technology).
Early career to mid-2000s
Moor was born in ...
as AFP Officer Matera
Episodes
References
External links
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{{SBS Television programming
2018 Australian television series debuts
Australian drama television series
English-language television shows
Special Broadcasting Service original programming
Television series by Matchbox Pictures
International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie or Miniseries