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Dadah Is Death

Dadah Is Death

1988•3h 0m•4.0/10
Drama

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4.0/10(2)

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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Production

Steve Krantz Productions, Roadshow Coote & Carroll, Home Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Television

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Julie Christie

Julie Christie

Barbara Barlow

Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Geoffrey Chambers

John Polson

John Polson

Kevin Barlow

Victor Banerjee

Victor Banerjee

Karpal Singh

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Rachel Goldman

Kerry Armstrong

Kerry Armstrong

Shawn Burton

Robin Ramsay

Robin Ramsay

Wilf Barlow

Shapoor Batliwalla

Shapoor Batliwalla

Nagendram

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Hammed

Noah Taylor

Noah Taylor

Andrew Barlow

Jeremy Shadlow

Chris Barlow

Aldo King

Shadow Man

Alex Pinder

Alex Pinder

Supt. Jaya

Jeff Truman

Jeff Truman

Macdonald Huntley

David Field

David Field

Neville Travis

Neela Dey

Karpal Singh's Assistant

Mouche Phillips

Mouche Phillips

Michelle Barlow

Frederick Parslow

Frederick Parslow

Frank Galbally

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