Beyond Rangoon (1995)

Name: Beyond Rangoon
Released: 1995

Dr. Laura Bowman is a young widow who's unwittingly drawn into political turmoil while vacationing in Burma in the late 1980s. Bowman initially left San Francisco with her sister in an attempt to escape painful memories of her husband and son's violent deaths. But her fight to escape to Thailand could prove just as harrowing.

Genres: History, Thriller, Drama

What to watch after Beyond Rangoon

Paradise Road (1997) — Frances McDormand appears in both
The Indian Runner (1991) — Patricia Arquette appears in both
Beyond Borders (2003)
Tears of the Sun (2003) — Same feel: dramatic, emotional
Asoka (2001)
Anna and the King (1999)