Ein Schrei in der Dunkelheit (1988)
7KEin Schrei in der Dunkelheit: Directed by Fred Schepisi. With Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Dale Reeves, David Hoflin. A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder.
“When I first saw u0026quot;A Cry in the Darku0026quot;, I had no idea what the plot was. But when I saw it, I was shocked at what it portrayed. When I saw it a second time in an Australian Cinema class, I realized a second point: communication issues. You see, when a dingo snatched Lindy Chamberlainu0026#39;s (Meryl Streep) baby, she and her husband Michael (Sam Neill) were grief-stricken but didnu0026#39;t show it. As Seventh Day Adventists, they believed that God willed this to happen, and so they couldnu0026#39;t mourn it. But when people all over Australia saw their lack of sadness, everyone started believing that Lindy did it herself.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe point is, the wrong message got communicated to the public, and it turned people against Lindy. Even though this was a pure accident, it still happened. It may be one of the biggest disasters resulting from the existence of mass media, regardless of any media outletu0026#39;s political views.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs for the performances, Streep does a very good job with an Australian accent (no surprise there), and Sam Neill is equally great. You will probably get blown away just by what you see here. Definitely one of Fred Schepisiu0026#39;s best movies ever.”
