BANGKOK HILTON (89) Nicole Kidman/Pauline Chan in Thai prison!
1621DVD
The
notorious Nicole Kidman woman-in-prison movie from 1989!
director:
Ken Cameron
starring: Nicole Kidman · Denholm Elliott · Pauline Chan
· Joy Smithers
Many
years later Nicole Kidman would become an Academy Award winning actress
and one of the most respected grand ladies of the cinema. However, towards
the beginning of her career she made numerous exploitation actioners,
most of which never saw release in the United States. This film - from
1989 - is one such project. Here is the theatrical version of a controversial
Australian mini-series dealing with torturous life behind bars in a Thai
prison.
.It's
the story of Kat Stanton who visits Thailand while searching for her father.
Enroute, she makes friends with a photographer (secretly a drug dealer)
who tricks Kat into carrying his luggage through customs. Of course, she's
caught with the illegal stash and is immediately sentenced to jailtime
in the horrific "Bangkok Hilton" prison. As she endures the
countless tortures, her lawyer wrestles with authorities for her release.
Hong
Kong Import of an Australian production; Original screen format (1.33:1),
complete theatrical version (90 minutes), encoded for ALL REGION NTSC,
playable on any American machine; in English language with optional Chinese
subtitles.btitles.
Violence/Rape/Drugs/Sexual
Brutality/Adult Material:
Intended for Mature Audiences
Many
years later Nicole Kidman would become an Academy Award winning actress
and one of the most respected grand ladies of the cinema. However, towards
the beginning of her career she made numerous exploitation actioners,
most of which never saw release in the United States. This film - from
1989 - is one such project. Here is the theatrical version of a controversial
Australian mini-series dealing with torturous life behind bars in a Thai
prison.
