Molly & Mobarak

Bec Barry IF magazine

Most of us would remember from three years ago the compelling television and print images of refugee boat people stranded off the coast of Australia or the riots and self-mutilation cases at the Woomera Detention Centre. What most of us probably do not know is what happened next? Ever since that initial media hysteria the public interest odometer on the issue of refugees in Australia seems to have fallen by the wayside.

Which is why Tom Zubrycki’s latest documentary film Molly and Mobarak is such a powerful film. Made to remind us of the on going problems refugees face in the community and their assimilation into Australian society. The film is an unrequited love story involving a young Afghan man Mobarak and his affection for a country school teacher Molly.