General information

Call No.:

350-2-1:24/1

Part of series

HU OSA 350-2-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Asia: Burma

Located at

BetaSP NTSC #24 / No. 1

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00010175

Date of production

1995

Date

1995

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

English

Duration

1 hour 40 min.

Content

Form/Genre

Fiction film

Contents Summary

Director John Boorman's film, inspired by the crackdown of the Burmese military during the late 1980s, stars Patricia Arquette as Laura Bowman, an American doctor. After the violent death of her husband and child, Laura joins her sister, Andy (Frances McDormand), on a tour of Southeast Asia, hoping that a trip might be therapeutic. While the sisters are in Burma, the demonstrations of political dissidents become violent, and although her sister is able to depart, Laura must stay behind, having lost her passport. After seeking help at the American embassy, she encounters a former college professor, now a dissident supporter, who asks her to help him in eluding the police, an action that she knows will place her in jeopardy.

Context

Associated Names

Boorman, John (Director)

Castle Rock Entertainment (Producer)