Dadah Is Death (1988)
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.

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Cast

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


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Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 23 October 1988

Country: AU

Runtime: 180m

Company Credits

Company: Steve Krantz Productions, Roadshow Coote & Carroll, Home Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Television

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Cast

Julie Christie

Julie Christie

Barbara Barlow

Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Geoffrey Chambers

John Polson

John Polson

Kevin Barlow

Victor Banerjee

Victor Banerjee

Karpal Singh

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Rachel Goldman

Kerry Armstrong

Kerry Armstrong

Shawn Burton

Robin Ramsay

Robin Ramsay

Wilf Barlow

Shapoor Batliwalla

Shapoor Batliwalla

Nagendram

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Hammed

Noah Taylor

Noah Taylor

Andrew Barlow

Jeremy Shadlow

Jeremy Shadlow

Chris Barlow

Aldo King

Aldo King

Shadow Man

Alex Pinder

Alex Pinder

Supt. Jaya

Jeff Truman

Jeff Truman

Macdonald Huntley

David Field

David Field

Neville Travis

Neela Dey

Neela Dey

Karpal Singh's Assistant

Mouche Phillips

Mouche Phillips

Michelle Barlow

Frederick Parslow

Frederick Parslow

Frank Galbally

Directed By

Jerry London

Jerry London

Director

Daphne Paris

Daphne Paris

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Louise Wakefield

Louise Wakefield

Costume Supervisor

Adele Wilcox

Adele Wilcox

Hairstylist

Anna Senior

Anna Senior

Costume Design

Lesley Rouvray

Lesley Rouvray

Hairstylist

Sound

James Troutman

James Troutman

Supervising Sound Editor

Fred Karlin

Fred Karlin

Music

David Franco

David Franco

Music Supervisor

Michael Dittrick

Michael Dittrick

Music Editor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Steve Mason

Steve Mason

Camera Operator

Julian Penney

Julian Penney

Director of Photography

Julian Penney

Julian Penney

Camera Operator

Lighting

Art Department

Brian Thomson

Brian Thomson

Production Design

Kerrie Brown

Kerrie Brown

Set Decoration

Ro Bruen-Cook

Ro Bruen-Cook

Art Direction

Annette Reid

Annette Reid

Set Decoration

Nicholas McCallum

Nicholas McCallum

Art Direction

Robert Dein

Robert Dein

Set Decoration

Glen W. Johnson

Glen W. Johnson

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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