Directed by:
Peter WeirCinematography:
Russell BoydComposer:
Maurice JarreCast:
Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt, Michael Murphy, Joel Lamangan, Agoes Widjaya Soedjarwo, Noel Ferrier, Mark Egerton, Bembol Roco, Bill Kerr (more)VOD (1)
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Guy Hamilton is an Australian journalist on his first job as a foreign correspondent in Indonesia during the 1965 coup against President Sukarno. With the help of his half-Chinese photographer, Billy Kwan, Guy becomes the hottest reporter on the story. As all of Jakarta erupts into chaos, Guy's romance with British diplomat, Jill Bryant heats up. Eventually, Guy must face a major moral dilemma as his relationship with Billy reaches a boiling point. (official distributor synopsis)
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The Year of Living Dangerously had a solid cast, with a young Mel Gibson really shining. But throughout the film, I kept expecting something big to happen—like it was building toward showing the true chaos of Indonesia. I was waiting for that twist the whole time. I even dozed off during the last fifteen minutes, and when I went back to finish it later, still hoping for that dramatic shift, I was shocked—it never happened. In the end, the film left me with a pretty negative impression. It’s set in an intriguing, unique environment, but despite the initial appeal, it never delivers anything gripping. Instead, it just dragged and ended up being pretty dull. A real shame.
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A romantic story against a background of revolution in Indonesia with all the regular pluses and minuses of the genre. Occasionally exaggeratedly languishing sequences contrast with great acting performances. Young Gibson is flawless and mainly Sigourney appears in an untraditional guise. But they are dominated by Linda Hunt in the role of Billy. Not a bad movie at all, maybe a bit slow. In any case, Weir can do better.
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