Bangkok Hilton (1989) Nicole Kidman

The story of Kat Stanton (Kidman), an Australian woman searching for her father who, whilst travelling back from London to Australia via Thailand, makes friends with Arkie Ragan (Ehlers), a photographer. Kat is tricked into carrying some luggage through Thai customs for Arkie, only for the police to find drugs in his bag. Kat is sentenced to spend time in the horrific “Bangkok Hilton“ prison, where she makes friends with fellow inmate Mandy Engels (Smithers), who has been sentenced to death. Whilst she endures the terrible conditions inside, Kat’s lawyer Richard Carlisle (Weaving) and ex-patriot Hal Stanton (Elliott) battle with the authorities to have her freed. * Nicole Kidman as Katrina Stanton * Denholm Elliott as Hal Stanton * Hugo Weaving as Richard Carlisle * Joy Smithers as Mandy Engels * Norman Kaye as George McNair * Jerome Ehlers as Arkie Ragan * Pauline Chan as Pretty Warden * Noah Taylor as Billy Engels * Richard Carter as Detective King * Gerda Nicolson as Lady Faulkner * Judy Morris as Catherine Faulkner * Clarissa Kaye as Mrs Cameron