Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 06/06/2000
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: 1/2/5.1
Run Time: 115 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video

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-service reporter covering the scene. Whenever Hamilton becomes too glib or indifferent for his own good, he is brought back to earth by his "conscience," photographer Billy Kwan (played in male drag by diminutive actress Linda Hunt, who won an Academy Award for her performance). As all of Jakarta sinks into disarray, Hamilton pursues a romance with British attaché Jill Bryant (Sigourney Weaver). Filmed on location in the Philippines and Australia, the film was financed by MGM, in the first such American-Australian financial collaboration.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Mel Gibson - Guy Hamilton
Sigourney Weaver - Jill Bryant
Linda Hunt - Billy Kwan
Michael Murphy - Peter Curtis
Bill Kerr - Col. Henderson
Noel Ferrier - Wally
Paul Sonkkila - Condon
Bembol Roco - Kumar
Domingo Landicho - Hortono
Norma Uatuhan - Ibu
Joonee Gamboa - Naval Officer

Production:
Peter Weir - Director
Peter Weir James McElroy - Producer
Maurice Jarre - Composer
William M. Anderson - Editor
Peter Weir David Williamson C.J. Kock - Screen Writer
Russell Boyd - Cinematographer
Terry Ryan - Costume Designer
Mark Egerton - First Assistant Director
Judy Lovell - Makeup
Herbert Pinter - Production Designer
Wendy Stites - Production Designer
Tim Sanders - Production Manager
Gary Wilkins - Sound Recordist
C.J. Koch - Book Author

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1983 Golden Globe

1983 National Board of Review

1983 Los Angeles Film Critics Association