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Director:
Fred Schepisi
Writers:
John Bryson (novel)
Robert Caswell (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
11 November 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
A family torn apart. A public filled with outrage. A woman accused of murder.
Plot:
The story of a mother whose child was killed in an animal attack, only to have herself accused of the infant's murder full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 9 nominations more
User Comments:
Excellent look at 'justice' and the media more (32 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Meryl Streep ... Lindy Chamberlain

Sam Neill ... Michael Chamberlain
Dale Reeves ... Aidan, 6 years

David Hoflin ... Aidan, 8 years
Jason Reason ... Aidan, 11 years
Michael Wetter ... Reagan, 4 years
Kane Barton ... Reagan, 6 years
Trent Roberts ... Reagan, 9 years
Lauren Shepherd ... Azaria
Bethany Ann Prickett ... Azaria
Alison O'Connell ... Azaria
Aliza Dason ... Azaria
Jane Coker ... Kahlia, new born
Rae-Leigh Henson ... Kahlia, 18 months
Nicolette Minster ... Kahlia, 4 years
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Evil Angels (Australia) (literal title) (USA) (literal title)
A Cry in the Dark (International: English title)
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Runtime:
120 min | 122 min (dvd release)
Country:
Australia | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Last cinema film of Dorothy Alison. more
Quotes:
Lindy Chamberlain: [after being released from prison] Hello Kahlia. Hello darling. Don't you look lovely - such a pretty dress.
Kahlia, 4 years: [Shy] Mummy made it in gaol.
Michael Chamberlain: This is Mummy, darling. She's back.
Kahlia, 4 years: Real mummy?
Michael Chamberlain: Real mummy.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (2008) (TV) more

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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent look at 'justice' and the media, 25 August 1999
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Author: Barbara Pinzka (bpinzka@partnersmc.com) from Cincinnati, Ohio USA

Some movies seem to be made before we are ready for them. As I watched this film, made in 1988, in 1999, I thought I was watching the O.J. Simpson debacle (although I have very different opinions about the innocence of the individuals in each situation).

The Australian news media, if this movie is to be believed, devoured the case of a possible infanticide and truth was left as an afterthought. It was scary to see the scenes of invasive, swarming media hordes, ridiculous accounts of half-truths and lies and debates over the supposed merits of the case by persons at all levels of society.

Equally appalling is the media's depiction as indifferent and uncomprehending of the technical information in the case. I do wish more was made of the issue of religious prejudice in the case (the accused are Seven-Day Adventists).

Today these circuses have become common but that makes the lesson only more important.

Streep is excellent as usual, and this is the best I've ever seen Sam Neill. The Aussie accents get a bit thick at times but not incomprehensible.

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