Better Man

Better Man

2013•50m•7.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(2)

The remarkable life and death of Van Nguyen, a Vietnamese Australian man who was convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore and executed for his crime in 2005.

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Production

Bravado Productions, Fremantle Australia

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

July 25, 2013

Last Aired

August 1, 2013

Networks

SBS

Created By

Khoa Do

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Lion Block/Twin Dragons

Air date: 2013-07-25

This compelling true story, filmed on location in Australia and Vietnam, looks at the remarkable life and death of Van Nguyen, a Vietnamese-Australian man who was convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore and executed for his crime in 2005.

E2

Lost Lamb/The Last Dance

Air date: 2013-08-01

Cast

David Wenham

David Wenham

Julian McMahon

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

Lex Lasry

Claudia Karvan

Claudia Karvan

Bernadette McMahon

Remy Hii

Remy Hii

Van Tuong Nguyen

Jordan Rodrigues

Jordan Rodrigues

Khoa Nguyen

Sachin Joab

Sachin Joab

Inspector Ramesh

Felino Dolloso

Felino Dolloso

Alan

Nhung Kate

Nhung Kate

Vy

Mai Thế Hiệp

Mai Thế Hiệp

Ang

Hien Nguyen

Kim Nguyen

Aileen Huynh

Kelly Ng

Carmel Rose

Carmel Rose

Rachel

Edwina Royce

Angie

Warren Lee

Warren Lee

Lau

Ed Deganos

Ed Deganos

CNB Police

Mark Silveira

Joseph

Alfred Nicdao

Fong (warden)

Amanda Ma

Sister Helena

Jase Buckley

Downer

Haiha Le

Haiha Le

Young Kim

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