movie review - Brokedown Palace
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-seven years and one million words
Sydney, 2000.06.30
This one was pretty dull, I have to say. It's about two girls who are arrested for drug possession in S.E. Asia. One of them - the bad girl - spends the rest of her life in prison. The other - the good girl - gets to go back the good ol' US. It's beautifully shot but I suspect that behind this thing there was a much better book and the best of that didn't make it to the screen.
Not recommended.