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Issue Details: First known date: 1982... 1982 Far East
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Journalist Peter Reeves (John Bell) takes his wife Jo (Helen Morse) to the Far East. There they meet Morgan Keefe (Bryan Brown), an ex-pat Aussie who owns a sleazy bar/nightspot called 'The Koala Klub'. After renewing their romance, Jo seeks Morgan's help when her husband is persecuted by the military regime for his investigations.

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Abroad : Production Tracks and Narrative Trajectories in Films About Australians in Asia Allison Craven , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Screen in the 2000s 2018; (p. 99-117) Examines two modern 'Asian-Australian' films that represent Australians abroad in Asia (including India and Cambodia), and compares them to earlier films of Australians overseas.
Thinking about Far East Peter Malone , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , vol. 6 no. 1 2012; (p. 87-96) In this article's Vaultage section, Peter Malone reflects on the themes and characters of John Duigan's Far East (1982). Malone offers a synthesis of responses to the film, whilst highlighting the film's cinematic and cultural points of reference - namely, Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) and developing Australasian relations.' (Editor's abstract)
Thinking about Far East Peter Malone , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , vol. 6 no. 1 2012; (p. 87-96) In this article's Vaultage section, Peter Malone reflects on the themes and characters of John Duigan's Far East (1982). Malone offers a synthesis of responses to the film, whilst highlighting the film's cinematic and cultural points of reference - namely, Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) and developing Australasian relations.' (Editor's abstract)
Abroad : Production Tracks and Narrative Trajectories in Films About Australians in Asia Allison Craven , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Screen in the 2000s 2018; (p. 99-117) Examines two modern 'Asian-Australian' films that represent Australians abroad in Asia (including India and Cambodia), and compares them to earlier films of Australians overseas.
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    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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