A Cry in the Dark
starring: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Dale Reeves, David Hoflin, Jason Reason
directed by: Fred Schepisi
directed by: Fred Schepisi
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A family torn apart. A public filled with outrage. A woman accused of murder.Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 02/03/2004Starring: Meryl Streep Dale ReevesRun time: 121 minutesRating: Pg13Director: Fred Schepisi
Amazon.com essential video:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Elaine on Seinfeld once offered a non sequitur at a party just to relieve her own boredom: "The dingo ate your baby," she blurted in a bad Australian accent. It was a reference to this harrowing film by director Fred Schepisi, based on a true story. Meryl Streep and Sam Neill play a married couple on a camping trip whose baby disappears. Streep maintains that the baby was carried off by a dingo--a wild dog--but she winds up as the victim of a hard-hearted prosecutor and the target of a nationwide hate campaign, in part because she was a religious fundamentalist who seemed unsympathetic and, thus, became an easy target for the tabloid press. Streep and Neill are both outstanding in this fierce, realistic drama about the ways faith can bolster even in the face of outrageous persecution. --Marshall Fine
A family torn apart. A public filled with outrage. A woman accused of murder.Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 02/03/2004Starring: Meryl Streep Dale ReevesRun time: 121 minutesRating: Pg13Director: Fred Schepisi
Amazon.com essential video:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Elaine on Seinfeld once offered a non sequitur at a party just to relieve her own boredom: "The dingo ate your baby," she blurted in a bad Australian accent. It was a reference to this harrowing film by director Fred Schepisi, based on a true story. Meryl Streep and Sam Neill play a married couple on a camping trip whose baby disappears. Streep maintains that the baby was carried off by a dingo--a wild dog--but she winds up as the victim of a hard-hearted prosecutor and the target of a nationwide hate campaign, in part because she was a religious fundamentalist who seemed unsympathetic and, thus, became an easy target for the tabloid press. Streep and Neill are both outstanding in this fierce, realistic drama about the ways faith can bolster even in the face of outrageous persecution. --Marshall Fine
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- 3 stars out of 4
The Bottom Line:
A Cry in the Dark is a capable docudrama that does a fine job retelling the story that shocked Australia; while it should be condemned for making people say "The dingo ate my baby!" in awful Australian accents, it's a worthy film with good acting by Streep and Neil.
Rating: - Media frenzy, Aussie-style
I missed this true news story, but the movie recreates the group witch hunt that chased this Aussie couple to the penitentiary for a crime they never committed. Rumors, innuendo, boredom and group think were some of the factors involved. The film does a good job with it all, and the Aussie mood and landscapes are captured well. Streep is great, and Sam Neill is ok as the religious father caught up in the '80s craziness.
Rating: 
- Sadly, this is a true story...
I state the obvious in my title for a reason; for it is films like this that open your eyes to a very ugly side of life and humanity and kind of make you cringe inside at the very thought of belonging to the same species as some of these people.I know that that may sound harsh, but I dare you to watch this harrowing film and not find yourself thinking the same way.I couldn't help but close my eyes in agony during sections of this film, my wife gasping as we took in everything that this poor family ... Read More
Rating: - A Cry in the Dark or Evil Angels
This has to be one of the most heart wrenching films I have ever seen.
This is the opposite of those movies that make you feel good about humanity and the world we live in ... This incredible true story makes you wonder how we call this civilization or justice.
Meryl Streep is tremendous as Mrs. Chamberlain, wife to a pastor husband, who experiences tragedy early on in the film.But the film focuses more on the tragedy that later befalls their lives as compassion and humanity ... Read More
Rating: - A Cry in the Dark
A very fine acting performance by the main characters -- hard to watch knowing how injustice and prejudice colored the "investigation" -- but well worth the time. Will watch this one more than once.
- 3 stars out of 4The Bottom Line:
A Cry in the Dark is a capable docudrama that does a fine job retelling the story that shocked Australia; while it should be condemned for making people say "The dingo ate my baby!" in awful Australian accents, it's a worthy film with good acting by Streep and Neil.
- Media frenzy, Aussie-styleI missed this true news story, but the movie recreates the group witch hunt that chased this Aussie couple to the penitentiary for a crime they never committed. Rumors, innuendo, boredom and group think were some of the factors involved. The film does a good job with it all, and the Aussie mood and landscapes are captured well. Streep is great, and Sam Neill is ok as the religious father caught up in the '80s craziness.
- Sadly, this is a true story...I state the obvious in my title for a reason; for it is films like this that open your eyes to a very ugly side of life and humanity and kind of make you cringe inside at the very thought of belonging to the same species as some of these people.I know that that may sound harsh, but I dare you to watch this harrowing film and not find yourself thinking the same way.I couldn't help but close my eyes in agony during sections of this film, my wife gasping as we took in everything that this poor family ... Read More
- A Cry in the Dark or Evil AngelsThis has to be one of the most heart wrenching films I have ever seen.
This is the opposite of those movies that make you feel good about humanity and the world we live in ... This incredible true story makes you wonder how we call this civilization or justice.
Meryl Streep is tremendous as Mrs. Chamberlain, wife to a pastor husband, who experiences tragedy early on in the film.But the film focuses more on the tragedy that later befalls their lives as compassion and humanity ... Read More
- A Cry in the DarkA very fine acting performance by the main characters -- hard to watch knowing how injustice and prejudice colored the "investigation" -- but well worth the time. Will watch this one more than once.
