Amongst Barbarians
1990 · Dir. Jane Howell
Amongst Barbarians is set far away from Margaret Thatcher's Britain in Penang, Malaysia, a former British colony, where two young Englishmen have been arrested for drug trafficking. As they both face the death penalty, their relatives travel to Penang to come to their rescue. However, they soon find out that there is nothing they can do to save the boys' lives. In the course of their futile attempts at influencing the authorities, their racism becomes more than apparent. The question which is never made explicit is of course who the real barbarians are. Wall's play is based on a true story and featured David Jason's first straight acting role on TV.
- Released
- 1990-07-11
- Language
- EN
Top billed cast
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David Jason
George
Rowena Cooper
Wendy
Anne Carroll
Toni
Lee Ross
Bryan
Con O'Neill
Ralph
Kathy Burke
Lilly
Josephine Welcome
Katie
Madhav Sharma
Gaoler
Anthony Smee
British Consul
Ricardo Sibelo
Barman
Keith Varnier
Reporter
Jason Mumford
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