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Dadah Is Death

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.

Top Cast

  • Julie Christie

    Julie Christie

    Barbara Barlow

  • Hugo Weaving

    Hugo Weaving

    Geoffrey Chambers

  • John Polson

    John Polson

    Kevin Barlow

  • Victor Banerjee

    Victor Banerjee

    Karpal Singh

  • Sarah Jessica Parker

    Sarah Jessica Parker

    Rachel Goldman

  • Kerry Armstrong

    Kerry Armstrong

    Shawn Burton

  • Robin Ramsay

    Robin Ramsay

    Wilf Barlow

  • Shapoor Batliwalla

    Shapoor Batliwalla

    Nagendram

  • Hugh Keays-Byrne

    Hugh Keays-Byrne

    Hammed

Overview

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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