After the Apology is must-see TV – and an urgent jolt to consciousness

Larissa Behrendt’s documentary delivers an emotional punch that will jar viewers from the outset

In this digital age, it’s easy to let surfeit data slip by. Information saturates our daily lives. We have multiple personal identification numbers, various passwords and digital keys to remember; significant details and important dates to recall. Statistics assail our every waking moment. We become desensitised to it all, decide to carry what we can and let the rest wash right over.

Generally, unless something personally affects us, we prefer not to pay much notice. We shrug off discomfort, choosing to abdicate degrees of responsibility to ease the turmoil of our lives. As the maxim goes, it has become the standard we’ve accepted. Occasionally, though, something jolts us conscious.

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