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Turtle Beach

1992

Overview

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 secretly land, 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.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
March 19, 1992
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America, Australia
Cinematography
Russell Boyd
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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