A Cry in the Dark Poster Image
Rated
PG-13
Runtime 120 min
Ratings
94% critics Rotten Tomatoes
74% audience Rotten Tomatoes
Age 13+ Common Sense Media
Genre Biography, Drama
Release 11/11/88
Actors Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Dale Reeves
Directors Fred Schepisi
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain. During a camping trip to Ayers Rock in outback Australia, she claimed that she witnessed a dingo stealing her baby daughter, Azaria, from the family tent. Azaria's body was never found. Police noted some apparent inconsistencies in her story, and she was charged with murder. The case attracted a lot of attention, turning an investigation into a media circus, with the public divided in their opinions.
Genre Biography, Drama
Release 11/11/88
Actors Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Dale Reeves
Directors Fred Schepisi
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain. During a camping trip to Ayers Rock in outback Australia, she claimed that she witnessed a dingo stealing her baby daughter, Azaria, from the family tent. Azaria's body was never found. Police noted some apparent inconsistencies in her story, and she was charged with murder. The case attracted a lot of attention, turning an investigation into a media circus, with the public divided in their opinions.