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Turtle Beach (1992)
Release Year: 1992
Nation: Australia, United States of America
Alternative Title: Überleben in Malaysia, O massacre dos Inocentes, Praia dos Sonhos, La spiaggia delle tartarughe, The Killing Beach, Turtle Beach - viimeinen ranta
Director: Stephen Wallace
Writer: Ann Turner, Blanche D'Alpuget
Production & Genre
Producer(s): N/A
Companies: Regency International Pictures, Village Roadshow Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Awards & Similar
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Story
Judith Wilkes, an Australian reporter, travels to Malaysia to cover the story of Vietnamese boat people refugees. She becomes romantically involved with Kanan and forms a friendship with Lady Minou Hobday, who regularly visits 'Turtle Beach' hoping her own children might one day arrive there secretly. Accompanying Minou one night, Judith witnesses a brutal massacre by Malaysian soldiers at Turtle Beach, inspiring her to expose the horrors of the internment camps at Bidong.
Summary
Directed by Stephen Wallace in 1992, 'Turtle Beach' is an Australian-American drama-thriller set amidst the plight of Vietnamese boat people refugees seeking asylum in Malaysia. The film explores themes of humanitarian crisis, corruption, and personal sacrifice through Judith's experiences and the relationships she forms with locals like Kanan and Minou.
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