What is Beyond Rangoon?
Topic: Film "Beyond Rangoon" (1995). Format: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1995
- Release date
- Aug 25, 1995
- Genres
- History, Thriller, Drama
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.5/10
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Topic: Film "Beyond Rangoon" (1995).
Format: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
Style: Neutral, encyclopedic prose, plain text (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Constraints: Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. No inventions. First sentence must not contain spoilers.
Word Count Target: 150-190 words.
Title: Beyond Rangoon.
Year: 1995.
Release Date (US): 08/25/1995.
Genre: History, Thriller, Drama, Biographical drama thriller.
Director: John Boorman.
Cast: Patricia Arquette (plays Laura Bowman), U Aung Ko, Frances McDormand.
Plot: Dr. Laura Bowman is a young widow/American tourist vacationing in Burma (now Myanmar) in the late 1980s (specifically 1988). She left San Francisco with her sister to escape memories of her husband and son's violent deaths. She is drawn into political turmoil during the 8888 Uprising. Her fight to escape to Thailand is described as harrowing.
Runtime: 1h 40m.
Rating: R.
Draft 1 (Mental Outline): Beyond Rangoon is a 1995 American biographical drama thriller film directed by John Boorman. The film stars Patricia Arquette as Dr. Laura Bowman, an American tourist vacationing in Burma, which is now known as Myanmar
Should you watch it?
“A grieving widow vacationing in Burma finds herself trapped in dangerous political turmoil.”
- Features a biographical drama thriller narrative directed by John Boorman.
- Portrays the 1988 8888 Uprising in Burma.
- Stars Patricia Arquette as American tourist Laura Bowman.
- The protagonist's attempt to escape to Thailand proves harrowing and may involve intense peril.
Watch it if you are interested in a historical biographical drama thriller directed by John Boorman set against the 1988 Uprising in Burma.
The tone involves history, thrill, and drama with a runtime of 1 hour and 40 minutes, featuring themes of violent loss and political turmoil.
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It is a 1995 biographical drama thriller directed by John Boorman that depicts the 1988 Uprising in Burma.
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The film has a total runtime of 1 hour and 40 minutes.
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