SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Year of living dangerously

Socialist Action No. 19, 22 July 1983 · pp. 9-10 of the scan · 269 words

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page 9 of the scan

in Indonesia, Peter Weir's film tells two stories.

Guy, reporter, is on his first big His sincere warmth extends to faking defeat in a swimming race, losing to the true Brit military attaché who played the bagpipes while embassy burnt.

But Guy's liberal concern is slave to his ambition Willingly betrays his lover to get a scoop on arms shipments, said to be destined for the communists. There The least interesting has a hero and a happy ending in a rerun of the very worst newspaper movies.

sunset reunion Guy flees from his own confusion and the confusion of the counter-revolution in Jakarta.

Reviewed by Martin Collins He leaves collegones Salt Saigon in 1965.

But the real star of the film, the guy who has set photographer, Billy portrayed by Linda Hunt.

Through Billy, WC oCC the misery of people whose destiny no longer lies in shadow puppets of navalcot mysticism but in puppets of a more powerful evil.

A people whose spirit is ground down and whose bodies are sold for money. Sukarno seemed to offer a new hope. We are lifted as a gravel lorry is overturned to provide rocks enough to for all to stone the United States embassy.

The clandestine Comhas hit lists drawn up has no intention of of takmurdered. His banner, unfeed your people!' As h lies dying Sukarno, turned arives past l d it was 'the dangerFor Billy and thousands more, there was no escape. Definitely a film to look out for.

page 10 of the scan

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