Meryl
Streep and Sam Neill star in this documentary style film
adaptation of the true story of Lindy and Michael
Chamberlain, an Australian couple who lived the
nightmare of losing their infant daughter during a
family camping trip. When Lindy (Streep) spies a dingo
nearby, authorities launch a frantic search, but all
they find is a torn, bloodied garment. The press, distressed by the mother's
seeming "lack of emotion," and suspicious of
her strict Seventh Day Adventist religious beliefs,
begin to accuse her of murdering the baby. The sentiment
against her begins to grow, and soon the whole continent
is talking about the case in a malicious witch hunt.
Despite the lack of evidence, Lindy Chamberlain is
imprisoned; although investigators eventually reexamine
her story, the damage is done: the innocent mother's
relationship with her husband has been irreparably
destroyed and she has spent over three years in prison
for a crime she did not commit. This painful portrayal
of the power of public opinion and political and
emotional persecution is captured with steely intensity
by Streep, she is captivating as the much-maligned
victim of social injustice who is bolstered by her
strong religious faith and stoic demeanor. Postscript. In
1992, the Northern Territory Court of Criminal Appeal
awarded the Chamberlains $1.3 million in compensation.
Lindy and Michael have since divorced!! |
- Attractive Retail Box
- Genre: Docudrama
- Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
- Rating Reason: Contains
Material Potentially Disturbing to Children.
- Starring:
Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Bruce Myles, Sam Neill, Meryl
Streep, Mary Louise Streep, Nick Tate, Charles
Tingwell
- Directed By:
Fred Schepisi
- Release Information:
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Theatrical Release Date: November
11, 1988
- DVD Release Date: December 21, 1999
- Run Time: 122 minutes
- Production Company: Warner Home
Video
- Package Type: Snap Case
- Dual Layer Format
- Academy Award Nomination - Best
Actress - Meryl Streep
- DVD Features:
- Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
- Aspect Ratio(s):
- Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1
- Available Audio Tracks:
- English (Dolby Digital 2.0
Surround)
- French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Available Subtitles: English and
French
- Language:
English
- Dubbed:
French
- Closed Captioned:
Yes
- Bonus Features:
- Theatrical Trailer
- Interactive Features:
- Scene Access
- Interactive Menus
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