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Beyond Rangoon is a 1995 drama film directed by John Boorman about Laura Bowman (played by Patricia Arquette), an American tourist who vacations in the country of Burma (now known as Myanmar) in 1988, the year in which the 8888 Uprising takes place.
Aug 25, 1995 · Beyond Rangoon: Directed by John Boorman. With Patricia Arquette, U Aung Ko, Frances McDormand, Spalding Gray. Laura is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after the murder of her husband and son, and goes on vacation with her sister to Burma.
- (5.5K)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- John Boorman
- 1995-08-25
Trailer for "Beyond Rangoon" by John Boorman
- 2 min
- 140.6K
- dani77744
Rated: 1.5/4 Feb 4, 2021 Full Review Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday John Boorman's Beyond Rangoon is a humane and technically accomplished drama set in the viciously repressive world of...
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- John Boorman
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- Patricia Arquette
Aug 25, 1995 · A Western heroine (Patricia Arquette) gets involved in Burma's political turmoil in this action adventure directed by John Boorman. The film is well acted and shot, but the story is contrived and the dialogue is cliched.
A movie about a doctor who joins a pro-democracy movement in Burma and escapes with a leader of the resistance. Based on a true story, the plot follows her journey through the country and the dangers she faces.
Aug 25, 1995 · 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.
