Shame
6.9
“Their town has a secret...”
Hardened prosecutor Asta Cadell leaves home for a road trip down the coast of Australia. But Cadell's relaxing ride turns tense when her motorcycle malfunctions and she makes a pit stop in a remote town. Cadell meets teen Elizabeth Curtis, who confides that she has just been raped, and Cadell helps the young woman report the crime to the authorities. When police corruption stands in the way of justice, she takes matters into her own hands.
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Cast
12 people
Deborra-Lee Furness
Asta Cadell
Known for
Force of Nature: The Dry 2
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Simone Buchanan
Lizzie Curtis
Known for
Boar
Neighbours
David Franklin
Danny Fiske
Known for
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Farscape
Bill McCluskey
Ross
Known for
The Chain Reaction
Allison Taylor
Penny
Tony Barry
Tim Curtis
Known for
Faraway Downs
Harrow
Gillian Jones
Tina Farrel
Known for
The Rover
The Tree
Douglas Walker
Andrew
Peter Aanensen
Sgt. Wal Cuddy
Also in
Evil Angels
Cactus
Margaret Ford
Norma Curtis
Also in
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Clowning Around 2
Phillip Dean
Gary
Also in
Between Us
Darren Taylor
Steve's Mate
Also in
Touched by Love
Heaven
Steve Jodrell Director · Michael Brindley Writer Beverley Blankenship Writer
United States release July 15, 1988 · Produced in Australia
Production
Barron Films
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · February 26, 1988
Limited theatrical · Perth
United States · July 15, 1988
Theatrical
United States
March 19, 1988 · Premiere · New York New Directors and New Films Festival
Australia
April 28, 1988 · Limited theatrical · Sydney
June 16, 1988 · Theatrical
May 11, 2011 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Germany
October 19, 1989 · Theatrical
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