Dadah Is Death (1988)

Drama

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.

Updated May 25 2020

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1988-10-30

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FACTS

Runtime: 180 mins Rating: 0.0

Cast

Sarah Jessica Parker

Rachel Goldman

Noah Taylor

Andrew Barlow

Hugo Weaving

Geoffrey Chambers

Julie Christie

Barbara Barlow

John Polson

Kevin Barlow

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Hammed

Alex Pinder

Supt. Jaya

Kerry Armstrong

Shawn Burton