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9 October 1991 (USA)
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Nicole Kidman stars as Katrina, a young Australian woman whose very life is threatened by the deception of a man she loves more
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The story of Kat Stanton (Kidman), an Australian woman searching for her father who, whilst travelling back from London to Australia via Thailand...
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3 wins
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Superior work from Australia.
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Cast
(Series Credited cast) | Nicole Kidman | ... | Katrina Stanton |
 | Denholm Elliott | ... | Hal Stanton |
 | Hugo Weaving | ... | Richard Carlisle |
| Joy Smithers | ... | Mandy Engels |
| Norman Kaye | ... | George McNair |
 | Jerome Ehlers | ... | Arkie Ragan |
 | Noah Taylor | ... | Billy Engels |
 | Gerda Nicolson | ... | Lady Faulkner |
| Lewis Fiander | ... | James Stanton |
| Richard Carter | ... | Detective King |
| Tan Chandraviroj | ... | Major Sara |
 | Judy Morris | ... | Catherine Faulkner |
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| John Alansu | ... | Thai Police Sergeant |
| Vincent Ball | ... | British Attache |
| Ambika Baxter | ... | Immigration Officer, GOA |
| Lucy Bayler | ... | Sarah |
| David Bennett | ... | Sick Hospital Prisoner |
| Jonathan Biggins | ... | O'Keefe |
| Amir Blazey | ... | Indian Policeman |
| David Bookalil | ... | Minister |
| Somsak Boonpetch | ... | Thai Immigration Officer |
| Colin Borgonon | ... | English Journalist |
| Brian Bovell | ... | Postman |
| Terry Brady | ... | Mechanic |
| Pauline Chan | ||
| Cary Cowling | ... | Major Sara's agent #1 |
| Adolfo Cruzado | ... | Senior Guard |
| Joseph Dibbayawan | ... | Airport Security #2 |
| Quang Dinh | ... | Priest |
| Kat Ditthavong | ... | Prison Governor |
| Wallas Eaton | ... | Gordon Fleming |
| Mishi Fukinishi | ... | Japanese Officer #2 |
| Lachelle Gaymon | ... | Astra's Friend |
| Ron Hackett | ... | Senior British Officer |
| Amber Haidar | ... | Kat Aged 5 |
| Norman Hodges | ... | Taxi Driver #1 |
| Sally Hudson | ... | Qantas Ticket Clerk |
| Elliot Jurd | ... | Scruffy Boy |
| Tavit Karmolphachak | ... | Judge #1 |
| Vachira Karmolphachak | ... | Airport Security #1 |
| Ali Kay | ... | Carlisle's Servant |
| Clarissa Kaye-Mason | ... | Mrs. Cameron |
| Bogdan Koca | ... | Picture Editor |
| Forin Kool | ... | Thai Policeman |
| Lois Larimore | ... | American Woman at Airport |
| Deidre Lassau | ... | Miss Howell |
| Lin Chin Lee | ... | Gnut |
| Sinan Leong | ... | 1st Ticket Clerk, Bangkok |
| Tony Lo | ... | Night Guard |
| Gandhi MacIntyre | ... | Hotel Manager, GOA |
| Charlie Mallanoo | ... | Thai Court Officer |
| Lindsay McCormack | ... | Male Prisoner |
| Raina McKeon | ... | Cashier Luxury Hotel, GOA |
| Van Michael | ... | Thai Guard |
 | Richard Moss | ... | Scotland Yard Inspector |
| Kazuhiro Muroyama | ... | Japanese Officer #1 |
| Helen Mutkins | ... | Jane |
| Thieu Mai Ngo | ... | Old Prison Warder |
| Patricia Ng | ... | Boarding Clerk |
| Patrick Ng | ... | Storeholder |
| Maureen O'Shaughnessy | ... | Law Office Receptionist |
| Kirsten Overend | ... | Blonde with Arkie |
| Chris Panasbodi | ... | Executioner |
| Tipee Panchee | ... | Court Typist |
| Grace Parr | ... | Thai Thief |
| Arthur Percival | ... | Taxi Driver #2 |
| Jay Pillay | ... | Air India Assistant, GOA |
| Don Reid | ... | Doctor |
| Monroe Reimers | ... | Indian Major |
| Jaime Robertson | ... | War Records Office, Private |
| Vasant Sanpardith | ... | Judge #2 |
| John Sheerin | ... | Qantas Manager |
| Michael Sinclair | ... | Sir Richard |
| Angeline Sinthavachiva | ... | Carlisle's Secretary |
| Zahrina Snell | ... | Departure Clerk, GOA |
| Ron Stephenson | ... | War Records Office Corporal |
| Saravut Tantiprasut | ... | Maj. Sara's agent #2 |
| Michael Tauro | ... | Prison Patient |
 | Deborah Kara Unger | ... | Astra (as Deborah Unger) |
| William Usic | ... | British Corporal |
| Vanessa Walton | ... | Arkie's New Girl |
| Ram Worton | ... | Anat |
| Chin Yu | ... | Thai Doctor |
| Sylvia Yuen | ... | 2nd Ticket Clerk, Bangkok |
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Sweden:251 min | USA:240 min | Australia:270 min
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This is the ultimate TV mini-series. Everything is right. The story, the acting, the filming, the length, the locations, what not?
It looks as if even the prison scenes have been filmed in a real Thai prison, although one might doubt if permission would have been given for that by the Thai authorities if the script was known to them. All the other Bangkok scenes are definitely filmed on real locations. Also the airport scenes. They were definitely filmed at Bangkok Airport. I can guarantee this, knowing the place well. In this series Nicole Kidman broke through as an actress and she would deserve an Oscar, if there were one for this category (TV movies). Her acting is so perfectly natural and it looks as if she is going through the events herself, like in a documentary. One seldom sees such superior acting in a TV mini-series. All the locations have been chosen extremely well. I happen to know Bangkok quite well and I would not have been able to suggest any better locations. The movie last for about 4.5 hours, but this is not one minute too long. One needs every scene in the movie and it never bores. One can hardly believe that 4.5 hours have passed when the end credits appear. Time flies and if one looks at a video or DVD version it is impossible to interrupt it.
This one clearly shows that a TV mini-series can be of high quality and can be far superior to a movie, made for theaters. We can be happy that there is a DVD version (at least there is one in Europe). Everybody will want to see this one more than once. Superior work from Australia! Without any hesitation: 10/10!