Better Man

Better Man is a four-part Australian television biopic mini-series which originally screened on SBS TV on 25 July 2013, and replayed in February 2014. It was written and directed by Khoa Do and produced by Stephen Corvini. It starred David Wenham, Bryan Brown, Claudia Karvan and newcomer Remy Hii. According to SBS, Better Man had the most "star studded lineup" in the network's history. Synopsis Better Man is based on the true story of Van Tuong Nguyen, a 25-year-old Vietnamese-Australian man who was arrested in Singapore, convicted of drug trafficking, sentenced to death in 2004, and subsequently hanged in 2005. The series follows the story of a young man who had a tough but loving upbringing with his twin brother and devoted mother. The story culminates in a three-year legal battle to save the life of Nguyen, led by Julian McMahon, a Melbourne lawyer, and Lex Lasry , a Melbourne barrister. Cast Remy Hii as Van Tuong Nguyen David Wenham as Julian McMahon Bryan Brown as Lex Lasry Jordan Rodrigues as Khoa Nguyen Hien Nguyen (real life mother of Khoa Do) as Kim Nguyen Claudia Karvan as McMahon's wife Bernadette Aileen Huynh as Kelly Ng Carmel Rose as Rachel Sachin Joab as Inspector Ramesh Felino Dolloso as Alan Terry Lim as father Giang. Mahesh Jadu as Shanmugam Murugesu Edwina Royce as the McMahons' daughter Angie Nhung Kate as Vy, Van Tuong Nguyen's lover