Feature film — 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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Steve Krantz Productions / Roadshow Coote & Carroll / Home Productions / Samuel Goldwyn Television
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Director: Jerry London
On screen
Cast & crew

Julie Christie
Barbara Barlow

Hugo Weaving
Geoffrey Chambers

John Polson
Kevin Barlow

Victor Banerjee
Karpal Singh

Sarah Jessica Parker
Rachel Goldman

Kerry Armstrong
Shawn Burton

Robin Ramsay
Wilf Barlow

Shapoor Batliwalla
Nagendram

Hugh Keays-Byrne
Hammed

Noah Taylor
Andrew Barlow
Jeremy Shadlow
Chris Barlow
Aldo King
Shadow Man
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