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Burma politics reporting repression monks violence uprising protests

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Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (2008)

Directed by Anders Østergaard

Documentary

Overview

Going beyond the occasional news clip from Burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, Anders Østergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who deliver the footage. Though risking torture and life in jail, courageous young citizens of Burma live the essence of journalism as they insist on keeping up the flow of news from their closed country.

Length 84 minutes

Actors

George W. Bush | Ko Muang | Aung San Suu Kyi

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Viewing Notes

Excellent, but ultimately depressing documentary on the underground video journalists who risked life and freedom to document the 2007-8 protests in Myanmar.

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