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.

Mel Gibson
as Guy Hamilton

Sigourney Weaver
as Jill Bryant

Linda Hunt
as Billy Kwan

Michael Murphy
as Pete Curtis

Bill Kerr
as Colonel Henderson

Noel Ferrier
as Wally O'Sullivan

Bembol Roco
as Kumar

Paul Sonkkila
as Kevin Condon

Domingo Landicho
as Hartono

Kuh Ledesma
as Tiger Lily