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The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

Where The Year of Living Dangerously says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Jakarta in 1965 was never filmed: Manila's Muslim quarter and a Sydney canal stood in for it

Scenes and places

Guy's first streets of Jakarta (1965)

Guy arrives in Jakarta as a novice foreign correspondent with no contacts. Billy Kwan, a photographer, takes a liking to him and starts opening doors.

Set in Jakarta streets and slums — Streets and shanties of 1965 Jakarta where Guy arrives and Billy helps a destitute woman and her son.

The film's Jakarta is Manila's Quiapo district; Indonesia refused permission to film.

Filmed at Quiapo (Muslim quarter), Manila, Philippines (Quiapo, Manila, Philippines) — The film could not shoot in Jakarta, so Manila's Muslim quarter stood in for the city's streets for about five weeks. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The shanty by the canal (1965)

Billy is deeply involved with the people of Jakarta and regularly provides for a destitute woman and her young son. It shows what he cares about beyond the journalists' circle.

Set in Canal-side shanty — A shantytown where Billy regularly provides for a destitute woman and her young son.

A shanty by the water, one of the poor quarters Billy keeps returning to.

The banner at Hotel Indonesia (1965)

Billy, disillusioned over Sukarno's failure to meet the people's needs, hangs a banner from the Hotel Indonesia. The protest puts him in the hands of security men.

Set in Hotel Indonesia — Billy hangs a banner reading "Sukarno feed your people" from the hotel. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A landmark hotel in central Jakarta; the film's shooting location for this scene is not recorded.

Guy at the presidential palace (1965)

Still chasing his civil-war scoop, Guy tries to get into the presidential palace as the army generals take control. He is struck down by an officer and seriously injures an eye.

Set in Presidential palace — The palace where, as the army generals take over, Guy tries to get inside. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Jakarta's presidential palace; no filming location for this scene is recorded.

Alone in Billy's bungalow (1965)

Guy rests alone, eye injured. He recalls a line from the Bhagavad Gita that Billy once recited: "all is clouded by desire". Kumar then visits and tells him about the failed coup attempt.

Set in Billy's bungalow — Billy's bungalow, where Guy rests alone with his injured eye.

A private house, Billy's home; location of the scene not recorded.

Race to the last plane (1965)

A bandaged Guy, risking permanent damage to his eye, implores Kumar to drive him to the airport.

Set in Jakarta airport — The airport, where a bandaged Guy asks Kumar to drive him.

Jakarta's airport; the plot does not name it and no filming location is recorded.

Filmed at Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines (Banaue, Ifugao, Philippines) — Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Guy Hamilton — A novice Australian radio correspondent arriving in Jakarta.
• Billy Kwan — A Chinese-Australian photojournalist deeply concerned for the people of Jakarta.
• Kumar — Guy's assistant and driver, secretly a member of the PKI who stays loyal to him.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was 1965 Jakarta really filmed?