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.
Julie Christie
as Barbara Barlow
Hugo Weaving
as Geoffrey Chambers
John Polson
as Kevin Barlow
Victor Banerjee
as Karpal Singh
Sarah Jessica Parker
as Rachel Goldman
Kerry Armstrong
as Shawn Burton
Robin Ramsay
as Wilf Barlow
Shapoor Batliwalla
as Nagendram
Hugh Keays-Byrne
as Hammed
Noah Taylor
as Andrew Barlow
Jeremy Shadlow
as Chris Barlow
Aldo King
as Shadow Man
