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The aweinspiring story of the only person to successfully escape Australias notorious offshore detention centreand his long search for freedom

In 2013 Jaivet Ealom fled Myanmars brutal regime where Rohingya like him were being persecuted and killed and boarded a boat of asylum seekers bound for Australia Instead of finding refuge he was transported to Australias infamous Manus Regional Processing Centre

Blistering hot days spent in shipping containers on the island melted into weeks then years until finally facing either jail in Papua New Guinea or being returned to almost certain death in Myanmar he took matters into his own hands Drawing inspiration from the hit show Prison Break Jaivet meticulously planned his escape He made it out alive but was stateless with no ID or passport While the nightmare of Manus was behind him his true escape to freedom had only just begun

How Jaivet made it to sanctuary in Canada in a sixmonthlong odyssey by foot boat car and plane with nothing but his instinct for survival is miraculous His story will astonish anger and inspire you It will make you reassess what it means to give refuge and redefine what can be achieved by one man determined to beat the odds