The Year of Living Dangerously

– Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. There, on the..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 55 Minutes
Release Year:
1982
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

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.

The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) - Trailer

Release Date:

18 Feb 1983

Language:

English, Tagalog, Filipino, Indonesian

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Peter Weir

Writer:

David Williamson (screenplay), Peter Weir (screenplay), C.J. Koch (screenplay), C.J. Koch (novel)

Main Actors:

Linda Hunt, Mel Gibson, Bembol Roco, Domingo Landicho

Plot:

Guy Hamilton is a journalist on his first job as a foreign correspondent. His apparently humdrum assignment to Indonesia soon turns hot as President Sukarno electrifies the populace and frightens foreign powers. Guy soon is the hottest reporter on the story with the help of his photographer, half- Chinese dwarf Billy Kwan, who has gone native. Guy's affair with diplomat Jill Bryant also helps. Eventually Guy must face some major moral choices and the relationship between Billy and him reaches a crisis at the same time the politics of Indonesia does.

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations.

Production:

MGM

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
Metacritic:
65%