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Husband-and-wife journalism team Michael (Robert Reynolds) and Louise (Saskia Reeves) arrive in French Indochina in 1950 on assignment for a rubber corporation. As guests of homosexual plantation manager Daniel (Sami Frey), they are supposed to produce an upbeat report celebrating the company's stability and productivity -- but Louise notices that the abused Vietnamese workers are preparing to revolt. The couple's unstable marriage is further undermined by Daniel's passes at Michael.

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Susan Tavernetti Palo Alto Weekly Rated: 3/4 May 20, 2003 Full Review James Berardinelli ReelViews Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 2, 2002 Full Review Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews Although the movie is uneven in parts and its political logic is dubious at best, it does well what it set out to do. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 30, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Quite great psychological drama. Saskia Reeves delivers a finely-nuanced portrait of a woman forced in an extreme situation to fight for the right to see the world through her own eyes. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Husband-and-wife journalism team Michael (Robert Reynolds) and Louise (Saskia Reeves) arrive in French Indochina in 1950 on assignment for a rubber corporation. As guests of homosexual plantation manager Daniel (Sami Frey), they are supposed to produce an upbeat report celebrating the company's stability and productivity -- but Louise notices that the abused Vietnamese workers are preparing to revolt. The couple's unstable marriage is further undermined by Daniel's passes at Michael.
Director
Pauline Chan
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 35m