The series debuted at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival to rave reviews and was picked up for worldwide distribution from Netflix, dropping globally on July 8. Fayssal Bazzi's heartwrenching performance in 'Stateless' will stay with you long after the credits ... [+] role. You strip away the ethnicities and we’re all the same.”. Australian Actor Fayssal Bazzi can relate to the more than 70 million displaced people worldwide who are currently seeking sanctuary from war and persecution, half of which are children. And given the government red tape, it can be years. But there’s a level of inevitability on this series that just can’t be ignored, and you can see where a show like this is going from the outset. You obviously didn't share any scenes with Cate Blanchett's character but how was working with her a producer? You may opt-out by. 1. When does Unsolved Mysteries drop on Netflix and were any of the season 1 cases solved? “He’s a man trying to find a safe place for his family, where his children can grow up and not have to worry about being persecuted. Videos Stateless. Posted Your information is handled in accordance with the, Growing food, flowers and beards: Life advice from Costa Georgiadis, 'Get over yourself' and make new friends with this advice from Aminatou Sow, Tom Gleeson on hard truths and good jokes, The pub dare that helped comedian Steph Tisdell find her voice as an advocate, I met my future carer while drunk at a party and we made a show about it. How was that to shoot and prepare for? We finished the show and then I did have moments of going, 'I wonder if enough people are going to be able to see this to make a difference and start conversations.' Oh, I was very familiar with everything that was happening because I come from a theater background and in the early 2000s, when we did have on-shore detention, I was working on a play with someone that was in a detention center here. And if the answer's no to one or more of those, then I think it's time to take a risk and aim for something better. Amazing. What kind of life are we living here? We immigrated here from the war in Lebanon, so a lot of what I based Ameer on was things that I saw from my parents trying to rebuild our family. His heartbreaking portrayal of a very-real situation will haunt you long after you finish watching, but that's the whole point of the series. He’s forced to take a different boat and learns upon arriving at the detention center that his wife and youngest daughter drowned. “The first thing I thought after reading the script was that I was so happy this was being made,” explains Bazzi. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Which is something that Claire is trying to fix, but despite her good intentions, is getting forced into corruption too. We're touching on this because white people are complaining about two weeks in a hotel. This story makes it so easy to connect with him and to start to put a human face on refugees. I hope the right conversations are being generated.”. “These things are happening in countries across the world. From L-R: Soraya Heidari as Mina, Fayssal Bazzi as Ameer, Ilaha Rahemi as Sadiqa and Saajeda Samaa ... [+] as Majeeba in Netflix's 'Stateless.'. It seems almost impossible that a country can manage to detain a native of their country in an immigration centre for illegal immigrants – but that’s exactly what happened back in 2000. Is what I'm doing sustainable for me mentally and financially? Bazzi was just three-years-old when he and his Syrian mother and Lebanese father fled Beirut to seek a better life in Australia. 'Stateless' star Fayssal Bazzi is breaking type-cast by standing his ground. In the end, there was this really warm applause and I think I had the rest of the day off. In Netflix's Stateless, Australian actor Fayssal Bazzi (Mr Inbetween) plays Ameer, a refugee who flees Afghanistan out of desperation to save his wife and daughters from the Taliban, only to wind up separated from his family and stuck behind barbed wire in an Australian immigration detention center.