Burmas already dismal human rights record worsened following the devastation of cyclone nargis in early may 2008. Political movements, journalism, rebellion, demonstrations, protesters, burma, 20002009 director. Their material is smuggled out of the country and broadcast back into burma via satellite and offered as free usage for international media. Reporting from a closed country vod borrow dvd or blu. Using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in burma by thousands of monks. Burma vj reporting from a closed country, winner of the joris ivens award in 2008, is almost exclusively compiled from dvb footage. Reporting from a closed country 2009 thousands of citizens of myanmar take to the streets in several cities to protest the asian nations repressive regime. Jan 14, 2009 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. Reporting from a closed country which documents the monkled revolution against the burmese government during the. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Feb 24, 2010 director anders ostergaards film burma vj. This is a documentary film which you should not miss if you are interested in journalistic work.
Reporting from a closed country is a 2008 danish documentary film directed by anders ostergaard. One of the reporters stays in touch with his colleagues from a hiding place in thailand. Reporting from a closed country which documents the monkled revolution against the burmese government during the summer of 2007 through the use of. The film shows a group of young video journalists who. 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.
Another awardwinning film, anders ostergaards burma vj. Burma overview customs and culture diet and recipes language religion interesting facts people government politics geography economy news weather history photos video travel sources home activities united states edition spanish edition french edition german edition sample country glossary. Reporting from a closed country jan 03, 2010 burma is the land that everyone knows has some issues. Documentary shows about a rare inside look into the september 2007 uprising in myanmar. He knows that within minutes, the authoritiesoften in the insidious form of plainclothes agents who swarm the citywill arrest him and send him to jail, where hell likely spend the rest of his life. This academy awardnominated featurelength film charts the revolutionary tactics that a small media outpost, democratic voice of burma, has undertaken to smuggle video footage out of their country. Abstract this report explores issues arising from the 2009 graham spry. Mar 05, 2014 burma vj reveals the incredible bravery of burmese video journalists vjs during the 2007 saffron revolution. James webbs recent visit to my country and his meetings with senior gen. Political movements, journalism, rebellion, demonstrations, protesters, burma, 2000 2009 director. Burma vj would be even more intense without its early announcement that some scenes have been restaged, putting the viewer in a regrettably uncertain relationship to what follows. Reporting from a closed country, a documentary that uses a mixture of real and fictional footage to revisit burmas brutal reprisals against its own people in 2007. The opening shot of the oscarnominated documentary burma vj shows clandestine video footage of a single protester in 2007, standing at the gates of the united nations building in rangoon.
Financial analysis of burma vj 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Even so, burma vj reporting from a closed country was a challenge out of the ordinary, not least owing to the jumble of footage shot by anonymous video reporters in isolated burma. An international breakthrough followed in 2004 with tintin and i and in 2006 he launched gasolin the bestselling documentary in the history of danish cinema followed by oscar nominated burma vj reporting from a closed country, which caught global attention and received 47 international awards. Reporting from a closed country, featured footage captured covertly by burmese citizen journalists who broke the story of the saffron revolution, featured in cnn and bbc newscasts. Khin maung win one of the founders of the democratic voice of burma. Reporting from a closed country is at various london cinemas from sunday to tuesday as part of the human rights watch international film festival. Burma vj was the first film ever to be officially screened at 10 downing street at the invitation of sarah brown, the thenprime ministers wife to mark aung san suu kyis birthday. Myanmar is bordered by bangladesh and india to its northwest, china to its northeast, laos and thailand to its east and southeast, and the andaman sea and the bay of bengal to its south and southwest.
The film offers a unique insight into highrisk journalism and dissidence in a police state, while at the same time providing a thorough documentation of the historical and dramatic days of september 2007. When i recall reporting burmas doomed prodemocracy uprising for time in september 2007, one image stands out. Burma vj berichte aus einem verschlossenen land wikipedia. Burma vj reporting from a closed country singapore home. Release dates 29 also known as aka 18 release dates denmark 12 november 2008 cph. It follows the saffron revolution against the military regime in burma. Reporting from a closed country by anders ostergaard burma vj is a documentary about the undercover citizen journalists with the democratic voice of burma, an organization that takes extraordinary risks to smuggle video documentation out of burma, where all media is banned. Sep 01, 2010 tonight, i am very lucky to have watched burma vj from the start till the end of the screening time at meta house. Armed with small handycams the burma vjs keep on stop at nothing to make their reportages from the streets of rangoon. Reporting from a closed country 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. Anders ostergaards awardwinning documentary shows a rare inside look into the 2007 uprising in myanmar through the cameras of the independent journalist group, democratic voice of burma.
Read the burma vj movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in. Burma vj was nominated for a 2010 academy award for best documentary feature. Amid cheering crowds, a monk holds aloft an upturned alms bowl to indicate his brethren. Reporting from a closed country, opening at new yorks film forum on may 20th. The film was screened on the eve of the 64th birthday of burmas prodemocracy leader and nobel peace prize winner, aung san suu kyi.
Its easy to overlook burma vj in the sundance lineup a documentary about burmese reporters risking their lives to report on the conditions within their closed country sounds like the type of earnest, pedagogic film that offers up a pressing issue for audiences to tsk. Unrated 1h 24min documentary, history, news 9 january 2009 denmark. Reporting from a closed country poster 1 goldposter. Burma vj reporting from a closed country singapore. Burma vj reporting from a closed country, winner of the joris ivens award in. I understand webbs desire to seek a meaningful dialogue with the burmese ruling authorities. Reporting from a closed country absolutely deserves better than its fate. Burma vj reveals the incredible bravery of burmese video journalists vjs during the 2007 saffron revolution. The film was also seen by hilary clinton and gordon brown. Burma vj is a documentary about the undercover citizen journalists with the democratic voice of burma, an organization that takes extraordinary risks to smuggle video documentation out of burma, where all media is banned. Documentary reporting from a closed country myanmar burma. Armed with small handycams joshua and a handful of other reporters, venture out into the streets to make news reportages at great personal risk. In burma joshua, a young video journalist of 27, works undercover to counter the military regimes propaganda and keep the world informed about the state of affairs inside the closed country.
Tonight, i am very lucky to have watched burma vj from the start till the end of the screening time at meta house. Kudos to oscilloscope laboratories for their decision to distribute this crucially important documentary, burma vj. The video journalists with dvb provide news to about 20 million burmese, by sending it through satellites from norway and are responsible for providing. Reporting from a closed country nathan johnson put aside entertainment for a 80 minutes and learn something about the brave people who have taken to the streets and risked their lives to film a horribly repressive regime in action. The ruling state peace and development council spdc blocked international. Burma vj articulates a circular, daunting, and inevitable logic. Going beyond the occasional news clip from burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, anders ostergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who. Burma vj, the film team were able to ensure key political figures could see the film. Rather, he appears in shadows or oblique camera angles. Going beyond the occasional news clip from burma, this documentary brings us close to burmas video journalists who insisted on keeping up the flow of news from their closed country despite risking torture and life in jail. Bush anders ostergaard jan krogsgaard 2009 a brave band of burmese journalists risk their lives to expose the crimes of the repressive government that controls their country.
The film shows a group of young video journalists who try to bring news about the protesting in burma in 2007 to the outside world. Reporting from a closed country opens at film forum may 20, 2009 national expansion to follow running time. Show your support by telling everyone about this amazing film that will soon be release in singapore. Its easy to overlook burma vj in the sundance lineup a documentary about burmese reporters risking their lives to report on the conditions within their closed country sounds like the type of earnest, pedagogic film that offers up a pressing issue for audiences to tsk about and then forget after leaving the theater. Than shwe and incarcerated nobel peace prize recipient aung san suu kyi. Official trailer official site part 1, 2, 3 part 4, 5, 6 part 7. Its hard to tell which scenes are authentic its hard to tell which scenes are authentic when i recall reporting burma s doomed prodemocracy uprising for time in september 2007, one image stands out. An undercover reporter, joshua is never wholly visible in burma vj. Streaming, download, vod, torrent, divx, megavideo, megaupload, rapishare of burma vj.
Led by buddhist monks, more than 100,000 people took to the streets to march peacefully against the military dictatorship that had held the country in an iron grip for over 40 years. In august and september of that year, many burmese rose in protest against the governments sudden hiking of gasoline prices. Burma vj was the first film to be screened at 10 downing street. One year on the frontlines of the battle to save detroit 20. Ostergaard, a seasoned storyteller, took the rough but compelling footage and created a narrative. Given an invisible theatrical release in the summer of 2009, and then seemingly disappeared into whatever ether awaits hbo documentary films acquisitions before they get around to airing on hbo, the danish documentary burma vj.
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