when i first saw a cry in the dark and i have no idea what the plot be . but when i saw it and i be shock at what it portray . when i saw it a second time in an australian cinema class and i realize a second point represent communication issue . you see and when a dingo snatch lindy chamberlain ( meryl streep ) baby and she and her husband michael ( sam neill ) be grief stricken but do not show it . a seventh day adventist and they believe that god will this to happen and and so they couldn not mourn it . but when people all over australia saw their lack of sadness and everyone start believe that lindy do it herself . the point be and the wrong message get communicate to the public and and it turn people against lindy . even though this be a pure accident and it still happen . it may be one of the big disaster result from the existence of mass medium and regardless of any medium outlet political view . a for the performance and streep do a very good job with an australian accent ( no surprise there ) and and sam neill be equally great . you will probably get blow away just by what you see here . definitely one of fred schepisi best movie ever .