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Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hunt star in this story of a naïve Australian reporter who lands in the middle of a coup during The Year of Living Dangerously. Indonesia, 1965. With the help of diminutive local Billy Kwan (Hunt) and diplomat Jill Bryant (Weaver), Guy Hamilton (Gibson) suddenly rockets to importance as a newsman with access to inside information about the coming coup d'etat. But Hamilton must make a choice: To succeed as a newsman--to report this story to the world--he must betray, and possibly destroy, the two people who love him. Linda Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the male Billy Kwan.

1982 · 1h 55m
Director Peter Weir

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The Year of Living Dangerously

Drama

Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hunt star in this story of a naïve Australian reporter who lands in the middle of a coup during The Year of Living Dangerously. Indonesia, 1965. With the help of diminutive local Billy Kwan (Hunt) and diplomat Jill Bryant (Weaver), Guy Hamilton (Gibson) suddenly rockets to importance as a newsman with access to inside information about the coming coup d'etat. But Hamilton must make a choice: To succeed as a newsman--to report this story to the world--he must betray, and possibly destroy, the two people who love him. Linda Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the male Billy Kwan.

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Average 7.7
Reviews 34
Fresh 30
Rotten 4

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1982
Run Time
1 hr 55 min
Rated
ATP
Regions of Origin
Australia, United States
© 1982 Turner Entertainment Co. All rights reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (Australia)
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.