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Turtle Beach (1992)
Director: Stephen Wallace
Cast: Greta Scacchi, Victoria Longley, Jack Thompson, Art Malik
Runtime90 min
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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.
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Directed by Stephen Wallace, Turtle Beach (1992) is a gripping thriller that blends powerful drama with an urgent exploration of the refugee crisis. With standout performances from Greta Scacchi and Art Malik, the film offers a vivid, thought-provoking look at the human cost of displacement and the moral dilemmas faced by those caught in the crosshairs of global conflicts.
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Turtle Beach, also known as The Killing Beach, is a 1992 Australian film directed by Stephen Wallace and starring Greta Scacchi and Joan Chen. The screenplay was written by Ann Turner, based on the 1981 novel of the same name by Blanche d'Alpuget. It caused controversy in Malaysia, where the government took exception to scenes of Malays executing refugees.
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