Beyond Rangoon is a 1995 drama film directed by John Boorman about Laura Bowman , an American tourist who vacations in Burma in 1988, the year in which the 8888 Uprising takes place. The film was mostly filmed in Malaysia, and, though a work of fiction, was inspired by real people and real events. Bowman joins, albeit initially unintentionally, political rallies with university students protesting for democracy, and travels with the student leader U Aung Ko throughout Burma. There, they see the brutality of the military dictators of the State Law and Order Restoration Council , and attempt... to escape to Thailand. The film was an official selection at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, where it was one of the popular hits of the event. Critical reaction was mixed. Time, Rolling Stone, and Entertainment Weekly wrote negative reviews, while the critic for The New Yorker called the film a "fearless masterpiece" and Andrew Sarris declared himself "awestruck" by the film. The film was a financial success only in France , though it was screened in many European countries.
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| Release date: | August 25, 1995 |
| Directed by: | John Boorman |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 100 Minutes |
| Producer: | Sean Ryerson |
| Editor: | Ron Davis |
| Music by: | Richard Harvey, Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography: | John Seale |
| Screenplay by: | Alex Lasker, Bill Rubenstein |
| Estimated budget: | $23,000,000 |
| Genre: | Adventure |