Turtle Beach

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

Turtle Beach

Directed : Stephen Wallace

Written : Ann Turner Blanche D'Alpuget

Stars : Jack Thompson Joan Chen Art Malik Greta Scacchi

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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

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

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