Characters & Themes
Dadah Is Death (1988) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1988 · 180 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Jerry London
- Starring
- Hugo Weaving, Sarah Jessica Parker, Julie Christie, Noah Taylor, David Field, Victor Banerjee
In November 1983, Australians Kevin Barlow and Geoff Chambers were caught at Penang Airport with 179 g of heroin, a crime punishable by death in Malaysia. The film follows Barbara Barlow’s frantic campaign to spare her son, appealing to President Reagan, the British prime minister and the Pope, revealing a heartbreaking battle of maternal love against a rigid legal system.
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