Mohammad is a 26-year-old Muslim asylum seeker, a detainee at Tasmania's first detention centre, while Mary is a staunchly Christian...
Mohammad is a 26-year-old Muslim asylum seeker, a detainee at Tasmania's first detention centre, while Mary is a staunchly Christian pensioner - not welcoming of the nearly 400 new residents, mostly from Afghanistan. The unlikely pair strike up a friendship in this documentary, after Mary's knitting club donates woollen beanies to the centre. Mary finds her beliefs challenged as her relationship with Mohammad deepens.
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"We laughed, wept and nodded along knowingly with a film that documents the suffering of asylum seekers in mandatory detention and confronts the unchallenged racism towards Muslims..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"As warm-hearted agitprop, this doco about an unlikely friendship deserves applause and, ideally, a prime-time slot on commercial TV. As cinema, it's a mixed bag."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"A reminder that this subject matter has been so hardened by realpolitik that its human cost is rarely heard above the squall of warring voices."
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SBS
SBSMary Meets Mohammad | Details
- Rating
- PG, Mild themes
- Runtime
- 88
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- Australia
