Mel Gibson,
Sigourney Weaver,
Linda Hunt,
Michael Murphy,
Bill Kerr
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Mel Gibson stars in this period political thriller directed by Peter Weir. Set in Indonesia during the 1965 coup against President Sukarno, the film stars Gibson as Guy Hamilton, an Australian wire-se... read more
DVD Release Date: August 27, 1997
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August 13, 2011Good movie, great performances. Well worth watching if you're into a good of fashion political thriller with shades of romance and tragedy.
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March 4, 2010Beautifully shot but the storyline is a bit unsatisfying. It is nice to see two powerhouse actors in the same film though.
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September 16, 2009The Year of Living Dangerously is easily Peter Weir's best film. It certainly got Hollywood's interest and propelled him into the A-list and rightly so, although I've liked very few of his films since. Linda Hunt steals the show, it's funny, I only realised she was a woman a few ... read more
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August 8, 2007Intense, finely made film. Gibson is very good in this, made before he become a blowhearted parody of himself. Linda Hunt is great in her oscar winning part and sigourney weaver is fine as always in a less showy role.
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June 3, 2007A typically beautifully shot Peter Weir film, this romance set to the backdrop of political upheaval in Indonesia is thoughtful, atmospheric and intelligent. When was the last time you could say that about a film starring Mel Gibson...?
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February 11, 2011This was a very good film . Almost nerve racking, your like, go , go, or stay, quiet, don't move , throughout the whole movie . This is ata time when things could explode, and lives could be lost, and were .
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November 27, 2010The politically minded segments are all right, but the romantce plot gets in the way and becomes tiring. Neither are what I would expect from Peter Weir, from what I've seen from him. The actors provide the best attribute, notably Linda Hunt's, and with the exception of Weaver's ... read more
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October 29, 2009Good, but I wanted more of those shadow puppets. They were the richest material in the film, but severely underused.
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March 24, 2009One of the best films about love, lush and intriguein an unusal setting. (Name another film set in Indonesia. Any? No there aren't.) Great film making.
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January 7, 2008a movie in a similar vein to the Killing Fields, but with an element of romance. an up-and-coming Gibson gives a great performance and the resonant Linda Hunt definitely earns her Academy Award as the enigmatic Billy Kwan. not over-the-top or overly dramatic, but still a great film.
Critic Reviews
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times
August 15, 2011
Wesley Lovell, Oscar Guy
A young Mel Gibson anchors a fascinating look at the life of a journalist looking for the great war-era news story. Full Review
February 21, 2008
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Combining political intrigue, steamy romance, and engaging characters, Peter Weir's well-crafted, highly enjoyable adventure is one of the few successful efforts to make a Casablanca-like movie for mo... Full Review
February 9, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
A curiously languid affair, rather than the breathless Costa-Gavras-style thriller which was the least one might have expected from this kind of material. Full Review
September 20, 2005
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
The rest of the film hasn't aged nearly as well as Hunt's fun performance... Full Review
October 19, 2004
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Biting, tense Weir film--factually based
February 8, 2004
Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly
With director Peter Weir applying the lighter fluid, Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver ignite with a chemistry that goes ... into the realm of star quality
August 1, 2003
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a reasonably entertaining time-filler... Full Review
January 5, 2003
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
Outstanding political thriller -- and plenty hot, to boot
March 5, 2002
Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com
A rousing and sharp look at a land that's far from our own in more ways than one. Full Review
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