Dadah Is Death
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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 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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1988-10-23
Runtime: 180 mins
Director: Jerry London
Writer: Bill Kerby
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: Dadah Is Death
Production Companies: Steve Krantz Productions, Roadshow Coote & Carroll, Home Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Television
Production Countries: Australia
Cast
Julie Christie
Hugo Weaving
John Polson
Victor Banerjee
Sarah Jessica Parker
Kerry Armstrong
Robin Ramsay
Shapoor Batliwalla
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Noah Taylor
Jeremy Shadlow
Aldo King
Alex Pinder
Jeff Truman
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