Dadah Is Death

3h

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.

Production Companies

Steve Krantz Productions

Roadshow Coote & Carroll

Home Productions

Samuel Goldwyn Television

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
Noah Taylor

Noah Taylor

Andrew Barlow
Jeremy Shadlow

Jeremy Shadlow

Chris Barlow
Aldo King

Aldo King

Shadow Man
Alex Pinder

Alex Pinder

Supt. Jaya
Jeff Truman

Jeff Truman

Macdonald Huntley
David Field

David Field

Neville Travis
Neela Dey

Neela Dey

Karpal Singh's Assistant
Mouche Phillips

Mouche Phillips

Michelle Barlow
Frederick Parslow

Frederick Parslow

Frank Galbally

Release date

23rd Oct 1988

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English