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Drama

Bangkok Hilton

1989 1 season 3 episodes limited series
69 Pulse
7.8 IMDb
One evening 5 hours
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Plot

This classic Australian mini series was originally broadcast in 1989 as three 90 minute episodes and tells the story of a young woman who goes in search of the father she has never known. Her search takes her from Australia to England and then on to Bangkok. There she meets up with a charming young man, Arkie Regan, who plants drugs in her luggage and leaves her to her fate when the authorities find them during a routine search at the airport. Following her imprisonment in the notorious Bangkok Hilton prison she awaits the decision of the authorities on whether she should face the death penalty.

Credits

Directed by: Ken Cameron

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Denholm Elliott, Hugo Weaving, Jerome Ehlers, Judy Morris, Norman Kaye

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