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6.8Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in central Australia, claimed she witnessed a dingo take her baby daughter, Azaria, from their tent. Azaria's body was never found and, after investigations and two public inquests, she is charged with murder.
Released: 1988-11-03120 minDir: Fred SchepisiDramaBudget: $15.0MBox office: $6.9M
Cast
- Meryl Streep as Lindy Chamberlain
- Sam Neill as Michael Chamberlain
- David Hoflin as Aidan, 8 years
- John Howard as Lyle Morris
- Debra Lawrance as Sally Lowe
- Pat Thomson as Sandra Kambouris
Themes
- australia
- nightmare
- court case
- camping
- innocence
- campsite
- baby-snatching
- based on true story
- trial
- grief
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
11,843 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 13 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 225838
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- title
- Evil Angels
- review score
- 94%
- box office
- 3006964
- publication date
- 1990-02-09
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Categories
1980s historical drama films1980s historical romance films1980s legal drama films1980s mystery films1988 drama films1988 English-language films1988 films1988 romantic drama filmsAmerican legal drama filmsAustralian films based on actual eventsAustralian historical drama filmsAustralian historical romance filmsAustralian romantic drama filmsBest Film AACTA Award winnersCourtroom filmsCultural depictions of Australian peopleDrama films based on actual eventsEnglish-language historical drama filmsEnglish-language historical romance filmsEnglish-language mystery filmsEnglish-language romantic drama filmsFilms about miscarriage of justiceFilms about missing peopleFilms based on works by Australian writers