The Year of Living Dangerously

Welding a searing critique of Western imperialism with a furious tale of love and desire, this lush adaptation is simply breathtaking.

Copyright: Park Circus, Warner Bros

  • Director

    Peter Weir

  • With

    Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt

  • Australia-USA 1982. 115min

  • 35mm

  • Certificate

    PG

Newly arrived in Indonesia, an inexperienced Australian reporter investigates the country’s political turmoil. A charismatic war photographer with dwarfism gives him helpful tips and introduces him to a beautiful British Embassy employee, setting the stage for a whirlwind love affair. Weir’s first foray into romance imbues love with existential weight, framing both passion and journalistic integrity as brave acts of caring.

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