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Beyond Rangoon

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Original title

Beyond Rangoon

Year

1995

Running time

96 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

John Boorman

Screenwriter

Alex Lasker, Bill Rubenstein

Cast

Music

Hans Zimmer

Cinematography

John Seale

Producer

Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures

Genre

Adventure. Drama | Historical. Based on a true story

Synopsis

Burma, August 1988. Sisters Laura (Arquette) and Andy (McDormand) Bowman travel to Burma to unwind, only to have political unrest and a repressive regime spoil the holiday. Dr. Laura (yeah, right) loses her passport and must flee from trigger-happy soldiers with a political dissident (Ko, a real-life exiled Burmese activist) who befriends her. The search for her passport soon becomes a imperiled trek of survival and self-discovery. Tense, well-crafted action sequences hint at a potential for excitement and intrigue; too bad Arquette isn't the least bit convincing. Filmed in Malaysia.

Awards: 1995: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)

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Beyond Rangoon

1995

John Boorman

6.0

(1,507)