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Stateless Review: Netflix's Well-Intentioned Immigration Drama Looks Through the Wrong Eyes

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Stateless.Inspired by myriad real-life stories — including the high-profile story of Cornelia Rau — about the mistreatment of asylum seekers in an Australian detention center, the trailer for the series, which is co-created by and stars Cate Blanchett, strangely presents it as about the plight of a single white woman (Yvonne Strahovski) who is mistakenly detained.

It's a frustrating tactic to lure more mainstream audiences by way of the oft-reviled trojan horse storytelling method, which introduces more inclusive stories only through that of a white character.

The Best TV Shows and Movies to Watch on Netflix in JulyIn actuality, the series narrowly avoids that trope (though that is how the real stories gained global attention).

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