A Cry in the Dark
While on vacation in the Australian outback, a couple discover that their baby is missing from the tent where she was sleeping. Police noted some apparent inconsistencies in the mother's story, and she was charged with murder...
20 October 1959, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
16 August 1960, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
5 July 1918, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia
1944, Braintree, Essex, England, UK
December 19, 2011
The powerful performances and sharp script augment this revealing human drama.
September 25, 2004
Admirably off-putting performance by Streep in a reasonably involving Australian court drama.
January 26, 2006
Streep (the best thing she has done in ages) carries it along.
March 04, 2004
Streep is a sensation....haunting stuff
January 01, 2000
Streep -- yes, with another perfect accent -- brings her customary skillfulness to the part. It's not a showy performance, but the heroine's internal struggle seems to come from the actress' pores.
December 19, 2011
Streep and Neill are the film's perfectly matched thoroughbreds. But the film is neither a double star turn nor the best kind of courtroom drama; it is a sort of epic mosaic of national character.
January 01, 2000
Streep's performance is risky, and masterful.
August 30, 2004
Streep ... plays Lindy Chamberlain with the kind of virtuosity that seems to redefine the possibilities of screen acting.
June 30, 2005
Meryl Streep gives another stellar performance in this fact-based Australian drama about a working class woman accused of killing her daughter.
July 30, 2003
A poignant family-in-crisis drama aided by spectacular performances from Streep and Neill.
December 19, 2011
Streep's beauty and talent and director Fred Schepisi's intelligence are both shown to best advantage, without easy points or grandstanding.
July 08, 2004
Remarkably even-handed; Streep's much-touted performance distracts.
