Dadah Is Death (TV)
1988·Australia·180 min.
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On 9th of November 1983 two Australians, Kevin Barlow and Geoff Chambers were arrested at Penang Airport in Malaysia carrying 179 grams of heroin, a crime which in Malaysia carries a mandatory sentence of death. Dadah Is Death (A Long Way From Home) is the true story of Barbara Barlow's desperate attempt to save her son from the hangman's rope.
DirectorJerry London
ScreenwriterBill Kerby
MusicFred Karlin
CinematographyJulian Penney
CastJulie Christie·Hugo Weaving·John Polson·Sarah Jessica Parker·Kerry Armstrong·Victor Banerjee·David Field·Hugh Keays-Byrne·John Orcsik·Georgie Parker·Jeremy Shadlow·Robin RamsayShow all
Original titleDadah Is Death