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An Australian reporter assigned to Jakarta, Indonesia, during the summer of 1965 struggles to uncover the dangerous truth about the toppling government of the dictator Sukarno.

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Cast & Crew & Production Details

Director
Peter Weir
Writers
Christopher Koch  Peter Weir  David Williamson
Producer
Jim McElroy
Executive Producers
Freddie Fields
Dir. of Photography:
Russell Boyd
Composer:
Maurice Jarre
Editor:
William Anderson
Production Designer:
Herbert Pinter
Cast
Mel Gibson - Sigourney Weaver - Linda Hunt - Michael Murphy - Domingo Landicho - Soccoro Hashim Ledesma - Bembol Roco
Genre
Thriller
Production Company
McElroy & McElroy
International Sales
Metro Goldwyn Mayer

Awards & Festivals

  • Taormina International Film Festival
    (2004)
  • Peter Weir Tribute at the Seattle International Film festival
    (2000)
  • Moscow International Film Festival
    (1991)
  • Centre Georges Pompidou, Australian - Pompidou Event
    (1991)
  • Aus Film Festival Peter Weir Retrospective, Argentina
    (1990)
  • New York Film Critics Awards
    (1984)
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    (1984)
  • US National Board of Review
    (1983)
  • Film Critics' Circle of Australia
    (1983)
  • Australian Film Institute
    (1983)