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Beyond Rangoon
“Truth has a witness”
6.5 / 10• 1995• 1h 40m•R• English
HistoryThrillerDrama
Storyline
Dr. Laura Bowman is a young widow who's unwittingly drawn into political turmoil while vacationing in Burma in the late 1980s. Bowman initially left San Francisco with her sister in an attempt to escape painful memories of her husband and son's violent deaths. But her fight to escape to Thailand could prove just as harrowing.
Cast & Crew
Patricia Arquette
Laura Bowman
LeadUA
U Aung Ko
U Aung Ko
Frances McDormand
Andy Bowman
Spalding Gray
Jeremy Watt
Tiara Jacquelina
San San, Hotel Desk Clerk
AH
Ann Howard
Australian Doctor
Victor Slezak
Mr. Scott
YM
Ye Myint
Zaw Win
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Boorman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Beyond Rangoon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
