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Living with the Enemy: Sept 10

I had to walk away from my TV. This is fast becoming the show that makes me angry.

2014-09-09_1134SBS show Living with the Enemy is fast becoming the show that makes me angry.

Certainly this week’s episode did, in which a former asylum seeker is paired with an outspoken anti-‘boat person’ who sounds like she is reading from a One Nation leaflet.

I had to walk away from my TV during this screening, to leave the two of them arguing in my living room.

I realise no SBS show can approach such a subject without some form of redemption but -unlike Go Back to Where You Came From– I’m just not convinced we’re taking the best route to get there.

You can make up your own mind tomorrow night.

Episode Two: Detention Centres
Morteza is a 30-year old, former ‘boat person’ who landed on Xmas Island after fleeing Iran. He spent four uncertain years in detention during which he converted to Christianity, escaped from Woomera Detention Centre, sparked the riot that burned down the Port Hedland Detention Centre and famously sewed his lips together in the Villawood Detention Centre. He is exactly the sort of asylum seeker Jenni from Queensland says should not be allowed to stay in Australia. However, Jenni had never met a ‘boat person’ until she met Morte. Living in each other’s worlds is an explosive and emotionally draining experience for both of them. However, neither Jenni nor Morte, could have predicted the way the experiment would end.

8:30pm Wednesday SBS ONE.

One Response

  1. Yeah, I don’t think I’m going to put myself thru that for so little gain. I was sufficiently unimpressed with the first ep that I was unsure if I was going to bother with ep 2 and now I am sure so thanks for sharing your opinion.

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