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A Cry in the Dark
The story of the drama 'Cry in the Dark' in Australia is based on the recent case of Lindy Chamberlain, the mother who said her infant daughter had been dragged and killed by a wild Australian dog named Dingos. But after investigating the matter, they questioned the mother's words and accused her of killing her daughter and became a public opinion issue.
21 October 1922, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
1955, New Zealand
23 March 1938, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
4 April 1925, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
29 November 1940, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1934, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
29 September 1954, Melbourne, Australia
27 September 1923, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
6 January 1941, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
July 08, 2004
Remarkably even-handed; Streep's much-touted performance distracts.March 04, 2004
Streep is a sensation....haunting stuffJuly 30, 2003
A poignant family-in-crisis drama aided by spectacular performances from Streep and Neill.June 30, 2005
Meryl Streep gives another stellar performance in this fact-based Australian drama about a working class woman accused of killing her daughter.August 30, 2004
Streep ... plays Lindy Chamberlain with the kind of virtuosity that seems to redefine the possibilities of screen acting.December 19, 2011
The powerful performances and sharp script augment this revealing human drama.January 01, 2000
Streep -- yes, with another perfect accent -- brings her customary skillfulness to the part. It's not a showy performance, but the heroine's internal struggle seems to come from the actress' pores.December 19, 2011
Streep and Neill are the film's perfectly matched thoroughbreds. But the film is neither a double star turn nor the best kind of courtroom drama; it is a sort of epic mosaic of national character.September 25, 2004
Admirably off-putting performance by Streep in a reasonably involving Australian court drama.January 26, 2006
Streep (the best thing she has done in ages) carries it along.January 01, 2000
Streep's performance is risky, and masterful.December 19, 2011
Streep's beauty and talent and director Fred Schepisi's intelligence are both shown to best advantage, without easy points or grandstanding.