Beyond Rangoon (1995)

100 min · Drama, Thriller, drama film

Popularity4/5

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Directors

John Boorman

Cast

Patricia Arquette, Frances McDormand, U Aung Ko, Spalding Gray, Tiara Jacquelina, Ann Howard, Victor Slezak, Ye Myint, Cho Cho Myint, Haji Mohd Rajoli, Michael Pickells, Enzo Rossi, Kuswadinath Bujang, Johnny Cheah

The story

Andy Bowman persuades her sister Laura, who is a doctor, to go on a trip with her to Burma. Laura, whose husband and son were murdered, is deeply depressed. One night, unable to sleep due to nightmares, Laura leaves her Rangoon hotel and is caught up in an anti-government protest.

Catalogue themes and tags

1988, 1990s, Adventure, Ambush, Antibiotics, Attempted rape, Aung San Suu Kyi, Buddha, Bullet Wound, Civil War, Demonstration, Demonstration of Power, Ermordung, Evacuation, Fear of death, Float, Flucht, Guerilla, Heat, Loss of Husband, Massaker, Militia, Mordzeugin, Rangoon, Rifle, River, Sister Sister Relationship, Strong Woman, Thailand, Threat, Threat to Death, Trauma, Urwald, Verlust des Sohnes, gefahr, Period piece, Action, Drama, Political drama

Genres

Drama, Thriller, drama film

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