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.

Released Oct. 23, 1988 180 min 15+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.death-penalty, tmdb.malaysia, tmdb.drugs, mdblist.imdb-tv-movie, tmdb.based-on-true-story, imdb.drugs, imdb.based-on-true-story + 2 more, awards.emmy-award-nominated, aspectratio.1-33-1

Production Companies: Steve Krantz Productions, Roadshow Coote & Carroll, Home Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Television

Country: United States
Languages: English