Summary Reporter Judith Wilkes leaves her husband and two sons in Sydney and goes to Malaysia to cover the story of the Vietnamese boat people. She becomes romantically involved with Kanan, and strikes up a friendship with Lady Minou Hobday, who keeps a regular vigil at "Turtle Beach" where the refugees try to land secretly in the hope that one day her own children will arrive. Accompanying Minou one night, Judith witnesses a brutal massacre by the Malaysians which spurs her on to expose the horrors of the internment camps at Bidong. View more details
Directed : Stephen Wallace
Written : Ann Turner Blanche D'Alpuget
Stars : Jack Thompson Joan Chen Art Malik Greta Scacchi
Genres : Thriller Drama
Release date : Mar 18, 1992
Countries of origin : United States Australia
Language : English
Filming locations : Phuket, Thailand
Production companies : Village Roadshow Pictures Regency International Pictures
Summary Reporter Judith Wilkes leaves her husband and two sons in Sydney and goes to Malaysia to cover the story of the Vietnamese boat people. She becomes romantically involved with Kanan, and strikes up a friendship with Lady Minou Hobday, who keeps a regular vigil at "Turtle Beach" where the refugees try to land secretly in the hope that one day her own children will arrive. Accompanying Minou one night, Judith witnesses a brutal massacre by the Malaysians which spurs her on to expose the horrors of the internment camps at Bidong. View more details
Genres : Thriller Drama
Release date : Mar 18, 1992
Countries of origin : United States Australia
Language : English
Filming locations : Phuket, Thailand
Production companies : Village Roadshow Pictures Regency International Pictures