Far East

A political thriller which exposes the violent and exploitative realities of multi-national companies in SE Asia. Against this background, three Australians drift between stability and desperation. This is a tough story of human emotions stretched to the limit by war, love and mystery. Cast includes Helen Morse and Bryan Brown.

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Credits

producer

Richard Mason

director

John Duigan

Duration

01:47:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300993

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Asia

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Detective and mystery films

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Love

Places → Asia

Romance

War films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1982

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