The Year of Living Dangerously

The Year of Living Dangerously

1982 · 115 min · EN · PG · 6.7 (285 votes)
Dir. Peter Weir · Starring Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt, Michael Murphy, Bill Kerr, Noel Ferrier · Music Maurice Jarre

A love caught in the fire of revolution.

RomanceDrama

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.

VIBE

A visually lush, politically charged romance set against the backdrop of impending revolution. It's a fever dream of passion and danger, where love blossoms amidst chaos and the weight of history looms large.

tenseromanticmelancholicurgentsteadyperiod dramapolitical thrillerromantic epicjournalismpolitical unrestforbidden lovecultural clash
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