Shame

Hardened prosecutor Asta Cadell leaves home for a road trip down the coast of Australia. But Cadell's relaxing ride turns tense when her motorcycle malfunctions and she makes a pit stop in a remote town. Cadell meets teen Elizabeth Curtis, who confides that she has just been raped, and Cadell helps the young woman report the crime to the authorities. When police corruption stands in the way of justice, she takes matters into her own hands.

Cast

Deborra-Lee Furness

as Asta Cadell

Simone Buchanan

as Lizzie Curtis

David Franklin

as Danny Fiske

Bill McCluskey

as Ross

Allison Taylor

as Penny

Tony Barry

as Tim Curtis

Gillian Jones

as Tina Farrel

Peter Aanensen

as Sgt. Wal Cuddy

Margaret Ford

as Norma Curtis

Phillip Dean

as Gary

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