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. | ||
Title | : | Dadah Is Death |
Release Date | : | 1988-10-23 |
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Production Countries | : | Australia, |
Production Co. | : | Steve Krantz Productions Roadshow Coote & Carroll Home Productions Samuel Goldwyn Television |
Genres | : | Drama, |
Casts | : | 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, David Field, Neela Dey, Mouche Phillips, Frederick Parslow, |
Plot Keywords | : | death penalty, based on true story, malaysia, drugs, |
Alternative Titles | : | A Long Way from Home: Dadah Is Death Dada bedeutet Tod |