The Year Of Living Dangerously (Peter Weir, 1982) RePoPo

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The Year Of Living Dangerously (Peter Weir, 1982)
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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 attach