Dadah Is Death (1988)
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.
- Date of release
- 1988-10-23
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 3h 0m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jerry London
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
Dadah Is Death is a 1988 Australian film based on the Barlow and Chambers execution in Malaysia in 1986.
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