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. After losing her passport at a political rally, she is left on her own for a few days, during which time she falls in with students fighting for democracy. She and their leader, U Aung Ko, travel through Burma, whilst witnessing many bloody acts of repression by the dictatorship, in an attempt to escape to Thailand. Based on a true story.
1995
HD
100min
R
English
John Boorman
Ann Howard
U Aung Ko
Patricia Arquette
Tiara Jacquelina
Victor Slezak
Spalding Gray
Frances McDormand
Ye Myint
Cho Cho Myint
doctor
burma
rangoon
