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    Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

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    Poster of the movie Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country
    Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land
    Denmark
    2008     Documentary    
    1h 24min
    Original language: Burmese, English

    Armed with small handycams undercover Video Journalists in Burma keep up the flow of news from their closed country despite risking torture and life in jail. Their material is smuggled out of Burma and broadcast back via satellite.

    "Joshua", age 27, becomes tactical leader of a group of reporters, as Buddhist monks in September 2007 lead a massive uprising. Foreign TV crews are banned from the country, so it's left to Joshua and his crew to keep the revolution alive on TV screens all over. As government intelligence understands the power of the camera, the VJs become their prime target.

    Directed byAnders Østergaard
    CompanyOscilloscopeKinosmithKinosmith

    Featuring

    George W. Bush
    Ko Muang
    Aung San Suu Kyi

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