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Drama. Romance Set in Indonesia during the 1965 coup against President Sukarno, Australian reporter Guy Hamilton (Mel Gibson) is covering the scene. Whenever Hamilton becomes too glib or indifferent for his own good, he is brought back to earth by his "conscience," photographer Billy Kwan (played in male drag by diminutive actress Linda Hunt, who won an Academy Award for her performance). As all of Jakarta sinks into disarray, Hamilton pursues a ... [+]
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February 23, 2009
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A mi modo de ver ésta es una película sobre Billy Kwan, un pobre hombre atrapado en un cuerpo deforme animado por las mejores intenciones, que quiere jugar a bondadoso demiurgo y que se estrella contra la poderosa maldad del mundo. Weir cuenta una muy peculiar historia de amor (no necesariamente sexual aunque marcada por la ambigüedad) en un marco muy físico (el hambre, el calor, la pobreza, la desigualdad social) y que vulnera el típico mecanismo del "chico encuentra chica".
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