This movie is currently on TMC and I forgot how good it is.
With the recent economic growth, it is so easy to forget what troubles there were in Southeast Asia just a few decades ago.
I remember going to church when I was a little kid and and the small town Oklahoma preacher's son and daughter-in-law were talking about their missionary experience in Indonesia during this time and how scared they were and how they hid in their house and felt the need to pray all night.
And, I like seeing a young Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver.
My favorite movies about Southeast Asia is this one, Beyond Rangoon, the Killing Fields and Air America. Okay, Air America is more humor but you gotta think that those characters were totally crazy in real life.
Also, I love the Ugly American. It was a fictious country but a future prime minister of Thailand - Kukrit Pramoj - played the role of prime minister. And then there was the devilishly handsome young Marlon Brando.
I left out the Vietnam War movies and they are a class of their own. What are your favorite movies about Southeast Asia and please include WWII and Vietnam War movies if you want.
