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.
Director: Jerry London
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Julie Christie as Barbara Barlow |
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Hugo Weaving as Geoffrey Chambers |
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John Polson as Kevin Barlow |
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Victor Banerjee as Karpal Singh |
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Sarah Jessica Parker as Rachel Goldman |
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Kerry Armstrong as Shawn Burton |
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Robin Ramsay as Wilf Barlow |
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Shapoor Batliwalla as Nagendram |
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Hugh Keays-Byrne as Hammed |
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Noah Taylor as Andrew Barlow |
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Jeremy Shadlow as Chris Barlow |
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Aldo King as Shadow Man |
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Alex Pinder as Supt. Jaya |
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Jeff Truman as Macdonald Huntley |
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David Field as Neville Travis |
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Neela Dey as Karpal Singh's Assistant |
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Mouche Phillips as Michelle Barlow |
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Frederick Parslow as Frank Galbally |
| Directing | Jerry London | Director |
| Writing | Bill Kerby | Writer |
| Production | Jerry London | Producer |
| Camera | Julian Penney | Director of Photography |
| Art | Brian Thomson | Production Design |
| Art | Ro Bruen-Cook | Art Direction |
| Art | Nicholas McCallum | Art Direction |
| Art | Kerrie Brown | Set Decoration |
| Art | Robert Dein | Set Decoration |
| Art | Glen W. Johnson | Set Decoration |
| Art | Annette Reid | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Senior | Costume Design |
| Production | Margaret McSharry | Casting |
| Production | Rose Tobias Shaw | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louise Wakefield | Costume Supervisor |
| Directing | Daphne Paris | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Jeune Pritchard | Researcher |
| Sound | Michael Dittrick | Music Editor |
| Sound | David Franco | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Steve Mason | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Julian Penney | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Reg Garside | Gaffer |
| Sound | James Troutman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lesley Rouvray | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adele Wilcox | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Michael Brown | Editor |
| Sound | Fred Karlin | Original Music Composer |
