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Scene from Turtle Beach (1992)
Scene Details
| Duration: 72 sec. | Nudity: yes | Creator: etete |
| New Filesize: N/A | Sound: yes | Old Filesize: 10 mb |
| File Format: AOMedia Video 1 (WebM/AV1) | Resolution: 608x456 | Added: 2008-Jul-23 |
Actresses in this Scene
Greta Scacchi
Details
Alternate Names: Greta Scaachi, Γκρέτα Σκάκι, Гре́та Ска́кки, Грета Скаккі, گرتا سکی
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances:
- Second Sight (1982) as Anna
Most Important Roles:
- Shattered (1991) as Judith Merrick
- Emma (1996) as Mrs. Weston
- The Player (1992) as June Gudmundsdottir
- Presumed Innocent (1990) as Carolyn Polhemus
- Beyond the Sea (2004) as Mary Duvan
- Looking for Alibrandi (2000) as Christina Alibrandi
- Brideshead Revisited (2008) as Cara
- Shoot on Sight (2007) as Susan Ali
- Defence of the Realm (1986) as Nina Beckman
- The Manor (1999) as Mrs. Ravenscroft
Career Highlights:
- Shattered (1991)
- Emma (1996)
- The Player (1992)
- Presumed Innocent (1990)
- Beyond the Sea (2004)
- Looking for Alibrandi (2000)
- Brideshead Revisited (2008)
- Shoot on Sight (2007)
- Defence of the Realm (1986)
- The Manor (1999)
Full Biography
Greta Scacchi, born February 18, 1960, is an Italian-Australian actress known for her roles in films like 'White Mischief' (1987), 'Presumed Innocent' (1990), and 'The Player' (1992). Her first leading role was in 'Heat and Dust' (1983), which earned her a BAFTA nomination. She won an Emmy for playing Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna in 'Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny' (1996) and received another Emmy nomination for 'Broken Trail' (2006). However, no substantial biographical information is provided about her role in the movie 'La donna della luna' (1988).
About the Movie: Turtle Beach (1992)
Release Year: 1992
Nation: Australia, United States of America
Alternative Title: Überleben in Malaysia, O massacre dos Inocentes, Praia dos Sonhos, La spiaggia delle tartarughe, The Killing Beach, Turtle Beach - viimeinen ranta
Director: Stephen Wallace
Writer: Ann Turner, Blanche D'Alpuget
Production & Genre
Producer(s): N/A
Companies: Regency International Pictures, Village Roadshow Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
Similar:
- The Square (2008)
- Oyster Farmer (2004)
- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
- Spotswood (1992)
- In a Lonely Place (1950)
Keywords
Story
Judith Wilkes, an Australian reporter, travels to Malaysia to cover the story of Vietnamese boat people refugees. She becomes romantically involved with Kanan and forms a friendship with Lady Minou Hobday, who regularly visits 'Turtle Beach' hoping her own children might one day arrive there secretly. Accompanying Minou one night, Judith witnesses a brutal massacre by Malaysian soldiers at Turtle Beach, inspiring her to expose the horrors of the internment camps at Bidong.
Summary
Directed by Stephen Wallace in 1992, 'Turtle Beach' is an Australian-American drama-thriller set amidst the plight of Vietnamese boat people refugees seeking asylum in Malaysia. The film explores themes of humanitarian crisis, corruption, and personal sacrifice through Judith's experiences and the relationships she forms with locals like Kanan and Minou.