Alternate title: A Cry in the Dark
Based on the real incident of a mother accused of murdering her baby when in fact it was snatched and killed by a dingo (a kind of Australian wild dog).
This is my second viewing of this film, and it remains one of my favorite films of 1988, albeit with a considerably diminished rating. It is extremely well-done and delivers a stupendous amount of information in a remarkably concise and elegant manner. The acting is simply perfect. The lesson implicit in the film was cleverly perceived and stated by Christopher Mulrooney (see link to his page): "don't feed the dingos". Mulrooney is metaphorically meaning that one should not expose oneself imprudently in the mass media.
Rating: 72 (down from 85)
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