Set in Indonesia during the 1965 civil strife, this adaptation of the of the novel by C.J. Koch, concentrates on a small group of journalists in Jakarta, who are covering the crisis, and the strange three-way relationship between an Australian correspondent, his extraordinary Chinese-Australian cameraman and the woman they both love.
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ACMI Identifier
324757
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Indonesia - Politics and government
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
History → Indonesia - History - 1950-1966
Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)