Love is Forever

Love Is Forever is a 1982 adventure drama film based on the experiences of Australian journalist John Everingham (1949-) in Laos and Thailand after the Pathet Lao, or Lao People's Liberation Army, assumed political power in 1975. According to the film, he was the last Western journalist remaining in the country. To gather information on Everinghman, General Kaplan, an East German advisor to the Pathet Lao secret police, assigns the attractive Keo Sirisomphone to befriend and spy on Everingham. The two fall in love. Everingham is arrested, but rather than being executed or imprisoned, he is exiled to Thailand. Evernigham vows to return to Laos to rescue Keo.