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Dadah Is Death

Dadah Is Death

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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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1988-10-23
⌚ Running Time: 180 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Julie Christie original image
Barbara Barlow
Julie Christie
Hugo Weaving original image
Geoffrey Chambers
Hugo Weaving
John Polson original image
Kevin Barlow
John Polson
Victor Banerjee original image
Karpal Singh
Victor Banerjee
Sarah Jessica Parker original image
Rachel Goldman
Sarah Jessica Parker
Kerry Armstrong original image
Shawn Burton
Kerry Armstrong
Robin Ramsay original image
Wilf Barlow
Robin Ramsay
Shapoor Batliwalla original image
Nagendram
Shapoor Batliwalla
Hugh Keays-Byrne original image
Hammed
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Noah Taylor original image
Andrew Barlow
Noah Taylor
Jeremy Shadlow original image
Chris Barlow
Jeremy Shadlow
Aldo King original image
Shadow Man
Aldo King
Alex Pinder original image
Supt. Jaya
Alex Pinder
Jeff Truman original image
Macdonald Huntley
Jeff Truman
David Field original image
Neville Travis
David Field
Neela Dey original image
Karpal Singh's Assistant
Neela Dey
Mouche Phillips original image
Michelle Barlow
Mouche Phillips
Frederick Parslow original image
Frank Galbally
Frederick Parslow

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