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Inspired by true events; a woman escaping a cult, a refugee fleeing with his family, a father trapped in a dead-end job, and a bureaucrat on the verge of a national scandal find their lives intertwined in an immigration detention centre. #StatelessTV

 
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Sofie Werner

 

Played by Yvonne Strahovski


 

A flight attendant and free spirit in search of adventure. Trusting in personality, Sofie is ensnared by a cult (GOPA) that promises her happiness and personal transformation, but when the cult turns on her she is forced to flee, ending up in an immigration detention centre claiming to be someone named Eva Hoffman.

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Ameer

 

Played by Fayssal Bazzi


 

Ameer is an optimistic Afghan man who arrives in Indonesia determined to get his young family to Australia where they can start a new life away from the traumas of the war.

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Cam Sandford

 

Played by Jai Courtney


 

Cam Sandford is the father of three young kids, struggling to make ends meet in a dead-end job. Enticed by a better salary, he takes a job as a guard with Barton Detention Centre but soon finds himself forced to choose between his morality and his aspiration for a better life for his family.

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Clare Kowitz

 

Played by Asher Keddie


 

Clare Kowitz is a Canberra bureaucrat who works for the Department of immigration Management and Multicultural Affairs (DIMMA). Faced with growing critical public scrutiny of Australia’s Immigration policy, Clare is sent to Barton to manage the centre.

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Pat Masters

 

Played by Cate Blanchett


 

Pat Masters is one of the leaders of GOPA (Growing One’s Potential Achievement). This “self-improvement group” seeks to help its members find their true inner selves - she has high hopes for new member Sofie Werner.

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Gordon Masters

 

Played by Dominic West


 

Gordon Masters is one the leaders of GOPA (Growing One’s Potential Achievement). Gordon’s charisma hides sinister motives and he doesn’t take kindly to anyone that threatens the farce of his organization.

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