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.
Directed by Jerry London
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
