Bangkok Hilton

A slow, grim descent into a foreign prison, where hope is fragile and every moment is heavy with dread and quiet desperation.

Created by

Ken Cameron

Genres

Drama

Starring

Nicole Kidman, Denholm Elliott, Hugo Weaving

Overview

This classic Australian mini series was originally broadcast in 1989 as three 90 minute episodes and tells the story of a young woman who goes in search of the father she has never known. Her search takes her from Australia to England and then on to Bangkok. There she meets up with a charming young man, Arkie Regan, who plants drugs in her luggage and leaves her to her fate when the authorities find them during a routine search at the airport. Following her imprisonment in the notorious Bangkok Hilton prison she awaits the decision of the authorities on whether she should face the death penalty.

How it feels

Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Survival, justice, family, guilt

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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