The Killing Beach (1992)
Directed by Stephen Wallace
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Social Problem Film |
Run Time - 105 min. |
Countries - Australia |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Jason Ankeny
The struggles faced by Vietnamese boat people make up the focus of this story about an Australian reporter (Greta Scacchi) assigned to cover the Malaysian arrival of Vietnamese refugees. Also known as Turtle Beach.
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atrocity, boating, bureaucracy, consciousness-raising, cross-cultural-relations, cruelty, danger, expose [revelation], good-vs-evil, ideals, injustice, journalism, morals, one-against-odds, prostitute/prostitution, refugee, survivor, war