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.
Cast
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
Alex Pinder
Supt. Jaya
Jeff Truman
Macdonald Huntley
David Field
Neville Travis
Neela Dey
Karpal Singh's Assistant
Mouche Phillips
Michelle Barlow
Frederick Parslow
Frank Galbally
Crew
Jerry London
Director, Producer
Bill Kerby
Writer
Michael Brown
Editor
Julian Penney
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Brian Thomson
Production Design
Steve Mason
Camera Operator
Rose Tobias Shaw
Casting
Margaret McSharry
Casting
Louise Wakefield
Costume Supervisor
Anna Senior
Costume Design
Adele Wilcox
Hairstylist
Lesley Rouvray
Hairstylist
James Troutman
Supervising Sound Editor
Fred Karlin
Original Music Composer
David Franco
Music Supervisor
Michael Dittrick
Music Editor
Kerrie Brown
Set Decoration
Annette Reid
Set Decoration
Robert Dein
Set Decoration
Glen W. Johnson
Set Decoration
Daphne Paris
Script Supervisor
Reg Garside
Gaffer
Jeune Pritchard
Researcher
Ro Bruen-Cook
Art Direction
Nicholas McCallum
Art Direction
