Movie: A Better Place Than This

Top 8 Billed Cast

Reza Sixo Safai
Reza Sixo Safai

The Hangman

Tania Nolan
Tania Nolan

Sophie

Alexandre Chen
Alexandre Chen

Liu

Kamil Haque
Kamil Haque

Fandi

Archie Kao
Archie Kao

Chen Wei

Kamuela Kim
Kamuela Kim

Terrence

Jonathan Oldham
Jonathan Oldham

Thomas

Wendy Wilkins
Wendy Wilkins

Sophie's Mum

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    A lonely Singaporean death row guard tries to help a young Australian convicted of drug trafficking accept her fate despite a bizarre contradiction - he is her executioner.

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    2013-04-25

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