A Cry in the Dark 1988 Movie

A mother whose child was killed in a Dingo attack in the Australian outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder. More details

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Meryl Streep Sam Neill Dale Reeves

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drama dingo australia australian outback judicial system wrongful imprisonment wrongful conviction of murder religious prejudice religious persecution prejudice child killed by animal miscarriage of justice death of child based on true story tent ayers rock police media baby injustice reference to god controversy judiciary judicial tragedy acquittal happy ending character appears on tv congregation defense lawyer prosecutor barrister journalist magazine reporter prison newborn baby suspended sentence guilty verdict testifying in court spitting scissors talking while driving photograph helicopter church watching tv pastor life imprisonment torch northern territory australia holiday prayer taking a picture sentenced to prison jury judge australian aboriginal drinking blonde child heavily pregnant mother courtroom wrongful commitment mother son relationship mother daughter relationship father daughter relationship false accusation what happened to epilogue pregnant prisoner pregnancy husband wife relationship helicopter news crew trial seventh day adventist dog gossip minister woman executive actor bowler lecturer dinner party butcher editor schoolteacher tv producer factory worker salesman farmer attorney general 9 year old 11 year old 8 year old 6 year old clothes iron public telephone microphone bare chested male husband wife hug euphemism news reader married couple in bed man and woman in a bed reference to lassie visit woman in bed camp reference to bugs bunny truck radio baby girl binoculars married couple shaking hands written by director telephone apology camera night use of bloody as epithet newspaper man with glasses brunette looking at picture two brothers opening a door telling someone to shut up calling someone an idiot map truck driver lying on bed f word brother sister relationship brother brother relationship afi justice flashback father son relationship parenthood marriage childbirth based on novel darwin australia student florist remote control ironing board woman with glasses typewriter reference to humpty dumpty driving a car telling a joke flowers refrigerator slide projector sydney australia queensland telephone booth telephone call lighting a cigarette cigarette smoking blonde kidnapping

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