Dadah Is Death

Jerry London
1988-10-23


7
180 min

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.

Cast

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