Review of A Cry in the Dark

Sam Neil and Meryl Streep play Michael and Lindy Chamberlain, a married couple who take a camping trip in outback Australia with their baby daughter Azaria, who one night goes missing, and only her bloody and torn clothing is recovered. Lindy is convinced that a native Dingo(a sort of wild dog) grabbed and killed Azaria, but the police and public don't believe her, since they never heard of such behavior by a dingo, and so the Chamberlains find themselves arrested and charged with their daughter's murder. They would be tried and later convicted, though that would be later overturned, and they would eventually be exonerated.

Fine performances by the leads, and good direction by Fred Shepisi make this a memorable and interesting tragic tale of a rush to judgment by both the press and public, a situation still relevant today.