found hard like anyone film central characters lindy michael chamberlain whose daughter disappears night australian outback bad people surely all even most scores people see throughout movie would bad knew better though sure film wants us guilt innocence chamberlains start lifes tragic disarray film takes less sociological perspective pertaining gossip news media crowds mobs assumptions movie degenerate society australia particular merely account true story happened there society en masse much less evolved individual feels ensured arebr br when warden insists upon killing aborigines dogs unverified action single wild dog randomly ruined life spins even control owing majority magazines newspapers tv programs distorts tragic truth level drama provokes consumers frenzy sign empathy even kind looking outside ones unaware perceptions influenced left right vigorous hearsay vibes surround ones life reason appreciate film turns focus inside out victims massesbr br the evidence lindy chamberlain aside suspicion jetfueled mostly virtue hers public eye seem sufficiently distraught death baby daughter able keep cool even sort aloofness let alone holding head up tv press much downward spiral couldve prevented behaved publics liking media meryl streep one of the greatest actress working today may give performance particularly stands out frankly neither actor department filmmaking she screenwriters understand lindy infuriating difficult apparently naturally prone showing emotion public case whether approachable lovable character immediate sense naturally prone sympathize situationbr br whether performance immediately gratifying sophies choice devil wears prada angels america work triumph difficult enrapture audience purposely deny insights yourself frustrates us know thinking feeling took awhile feel endeared toward her movies way suggesting reaction publics attentionbr br she married pastor practice religion small minority thus misinterpreted most initially react loss reconciling gods will kickstarting rumor mill generating notion daughters death sort ritual killing part whatever happened little girl parents part margin medias intake immediately identify first inclination go like pack hungrywellbr br meryl streep sam neill constantly screen australian public plays real leads here like punctuation plot advance director fred schepisi cuts away restaurant tennis court dinner party saloon office public tries lindy gets carried away passionate projectionsbr br this golanglobus docudrama particularly memorable settings atmosphere give pleasurable enough compensation fact performance facet production stands out successful indictment collective conscious public