A young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of President Sukarno with the help of a diminutive photographer. THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY (1982, 1h 55min) by Peter Weir is a romantic and political melodrama set in Indonesia during the Sukarno regime. It is a wonderfully absorbing film which was banned from being shown in Indonesia until 2000, after the forced resignation of coup-leader and political successor Suharto in 1998.