Dadah Is Death

Name: Dadah Is Death
Director: Jerry London
Genre: Drama
Released: 1988-10-23
Duration: 180 min
Cast: Julie Christie, Hugo Weaving, John Polson, Victor Banerjee, Sarah Jessica Parker

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1988 · 180 min · Drama · TMDB 5.0/10

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.

Directed by Jerry London

Cast

Julie Christie — Barbara Barlow
Hugo Weaving — Geoffrey Chambers
John Polson — Kevin Barlow
Victor Banerjee — Karpal Singh
Sarah Jessica Parker — Rachel Goldman