Dadah Is Death (1988)

10/23/1988 (AU) • 3h

Drama

Overview

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 Hangmans rope - a courageous effort that involved impassioned pleas to President Reagan, The British Prime Minister, and even the Pope. By July 1986 this international struggle had seemed to reach a hopeless conclusion and all that was left was a mother's love for her son.

Top Billed Cast

Julie Christie

Barbara Barlow

Hugo Weaving

Geoffrey Chambers

John Polson

Kevin Barlow

Victor Banerjee

Karpal Singh

Sarah Jessica Parker

Rachel Goldman

Kerry Armstrong

Shawn Burton

Robin Ramsay

Wilf Barlow


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

death penalty

based on true story

malaysia

drugs

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