
Film
Dadah Is Death
1988 · 3h · Drama
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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.
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
Crew
- Jerry LondonDirector · Producer
- Bill KerbyWriter
- Julian PenneyDirector of Photography
- Fred KarlinOriginal Music Composer
- Michael BrownEditor
- Rose Tobias ShawCasting
- Margaret McSharryCasting
Details
- Release date
- October 23, 1988
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 3h
- Genres
- Drama
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