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.

Directed by: Peter Weir
Written by: Peter Weir & David Williamson & C.J. Koch
Release date: 1982-12-17
Runtime: 115 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: A love caught in the fire of revolution.
Cast:
Mel Gibson Mel Gibson
Guy Hamilton 
Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver
Jill Bryant 
Linda Hunt Linda Hunt
Billy Kwan 
Bill Kerr Bill Kerr
Colonel Henderson 
Michael Murphy Michael Murphy
Pete Curtis 
Paul Sonkkila Paul Sonkkila
Kevin Condon 
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Also known as:
  • Brennpunkt Djakarta
  • El año que vivimos peligrosamente