A Cry in the Dark
film by Schepisi [1988]
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The film A Cry in the Dark (1988) stars Meryl Streep as Lindy Chamberlain. Chamberlain was an Australian mother accused of murdering her infant daughter. She maintained that a dingo, a wild dog native to Australia, had taken the baby. The film dramatizes this controversial real-life case.1
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