Myanmar Diaries

• The Myanmar Film Collective
• 70 min
• Netherlands, Myanmar (Burma), Norway
• 2022
• Documentary

Violent and intimate as a group of young and anonymous filmmakers portray a Myanmar in the aftermath of the military takeover.

There were many who believed in positive development in Myanmar, but in February 2021 these dreams were crushed as the military took absolute power. What followed were demonstrations and civil disobedience, which were often severely punished. In scenes filmed with mobile cameras, we get to see the military’s brutal response to the protest actions against their power grab and get close to those exposed to violence and shelling. With the help of reconstructions of real events, we also get a different, deeper picture of what is happening in the country. Ten anonymous young filmmakers have together created a unique cinematic work under very difficult circumstances.

- Freddy Olsson

• Samhälle
• Politik
• Dokumentär
• Våld
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