A new film, that cost the federal government $6 million to make, is designed to deter asylum seekers from trying to come to Australia.
The film, called Journey, depicts asylum seekers from Afghanistan suffering horrible circumstances as they try to make the trip to Australia by boat.
The Guardian Australia reported the film was made by Put It Out There Pictures at a cost of $4.34 million and will be broadcast in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq.
Another $1.63 million went to Lapis Communications, who promoted the film, the Guardian reported.
On the production company's website, Journey is described as a cautionary tale "about the futility of investing in people smugglers, the perils of the trip, and the hardline policies that await them if they do reach Australian waters".
The site says the 90-minute film was filmed in three different countries.
The Guardian spoke to Afghan residents who had seen the film.
They said it: "showed the lies smugglers tell passengers before leaving” and "If I die on the way, what’s the point of going?"
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