Dadah Is Death (1988)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.151 |
Directed By
Jerry London
Crew
Bill Kerby
Jerry London
Brian Thomson
Kerrie Brown
Jerry London
Ro Bruen-Cook
Annette Reid
Daphne Paris
Nicholas McCallum
Robert Dein
James Troutman
Fred Karlin
David Franco
Louise Wakefield
Steve Mason
Adele Wilcox
Michael Dittrick
Julian Penney
Glen W. Johnson
Rose Tobias Shaw
Anna Senior
Reg Garside
Lesley Rouvray
Margaret McSharry
Jeune Pritchard
Julian Penney
Michael Brown
TOP 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
Shapoor Batliwalla
Nagendram
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Hammed
Noah Taylor
Andrew Barlow
Jeremy Shadlow
Chris Barlow
Aldo King
Shadow Man
Alex Pinder
Supt. Jaya
Jeff Truman
Macdonald Huntley
David Field
Neville Travis
Neela Dey
Karpal Singh's Assistant
Mouche Phillips
Michelle Barlow
Frederick Parslow
Frank Galbally
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