Review of Beyond Rangoon (1995) by Douglas Pratt for DVDLaser — 14 Jun 2007

An exotic adventure story with a political conscience.

This review of Beyond Rangoon (1995) was written by Douglas Pratt and published by DVDLaser on 14 Jun 2007.

Beyond Rangoon has generally received positive reviews.

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