
About
Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. There—on the eve of an attempted coup—he befriends a Chinese Australian photographer with a deep connection to and vast knowledge of the Indonesian people, and also falls in love with a British national.
Cast

Mel Gibson
Guy Hamilton

Sigourney Weaver
Jill Bryant

Linda Hunt
Billy Kwan

Michael Murphy
Pete Curtis

Bill Kerr
Colonel Henderson

Noel Ferrier
Wally O'Sullivan

Bembol Roco
Kumar

Paul Sonkkila
Kevin Condon

Domingo Landicho
Hartono
Keywords
civil war java, indonesia 1960s photography dwarf indonesia falling in love jakarta journalism embassy
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Lists
#161 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire
Awards
Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role