Amongst Barbarians
1990, English. Directed by Jane Howell.
Amongst Barbarians is set far away from Margaret Thatcher's Britain in Penang, Malaysia, a former British colony, where two young Englishmen have been arrested for drug trafficking. As they both face the death penalty, their relatives travel to Penang to come to their rescue. However, they soon find out that there is nothing they can do to save the boys' lives. In the course of their futile attempts at influencing the authorities, their racism becomes more than apparent. The question which is never made explicit is of course who the real barbarians are. Wall's play is based on a true story and featured David Jason's first straight acting role on TV.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 11 July 1990
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Michael Wall
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Amongst Barbarians runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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Amongst Barbarians isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 July 1990. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Amongst Barbarians?
Amongst Barbarians (1990) was directed by Jane Howell and stars David Jason, Rowena Cooper, Anne Carroll.