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The Year of Living Dangerously

A young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of President Sukarno with the help of a diminutive photographer.

Guy Hamilton is a journalist on his first job as a foreign correspondent. His apparently humdrum assignment to Indonesia soon turns hot as President Sukarno electrifies the populace and frightens foreign powers. Guy soon is the hottest reporter on the story with the help of his photographer, half- Chinese dwarf Billy Kwan, who has gone native. Guy's affair with diplomat Jill Bryant also helps. Eventually Guy must face some major moral choices and the relationship between Billy and him reaches a crisis at the same time the politics of Indonesia does.

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Info about The Year of Living Dangerously

Studio(s): McElroy & McElroy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Originally Released: United States, Dec 17, 1982

Production Countries: Australia, United Kingdom, United States

Box Office Gross: $1,300,000.00

Budget: $13,000,000.00

Genres:Drama, Romance, War