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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 by | Anders Østergaard |
Company | OscilloscopeKinosmithKinosmith |
Featuring
George W. Bush
Ko Muang
Aung San Suu Kyi
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