Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land

Name: Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land
Genre: History, Thriller, Crime, Documentary
Released: May 20, 2009
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 82

2009

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Home Box Office (HBO) | Release Date: May 20, 2009 | Unrated

Summary: While 100,000 people (including 1,000s of Buddhist monks) took to the streets to protest the country's repressive regime that has held them hostage for over 40 years, foreign news crews were banned to enter and the Internet was shut down. The Democratic Voice of Burma, a collective of 30 anonymous and underground video journalists (VJs)While 100,000 people (including 1,000s of Buddhist monks) took to the streets to protest the country's repressive regime that has held them hostage for over 40 years, foreign news crews were banned to enter and the Internet was shut down. The Democratic Voice of Burma, a collective of 30 anonymous and underground video journalists (VJs) recorded these historic and dramatic events on handycams and smuggled the footage out of the country, where it was broadcast worldwide via satellite. Risking torture and life imprisonment, the VJs vividly document the brutal clashes with the military and undercover police – even after they themselves become targets of the authorities. (Oscilloscope Laboratories)… Expand

Director: Anders Østergaard

Genre(s): History, Thriller, Crime, Documentary

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 84 min

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Kevin Thomas

Filmmaking at its most fearless, with Ostergaard creating a suspenseful, harrowing account of his original key subject, known only as "Joshua." Read full review

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Empire Sam Toy

Captivating and essential viewing. Read full review

Ella Taylor

There was no happy ending, but if Burma VJ's account of the efficacy of dictatorship threatens to crush you, the sight of a sturdy young back disappearing into the mountains, returning from a Thailand hideout for another round of bearing witness, should make your heart burst. Read full review

Desson Thomson

Thanks to the new guerrilla narrative, the world has a constant flow of images to file in its collective consciousness. And that camera-testable accountability slowly becomes a global civic right that fulfills the noblest purpose of journalism -- to bring truth to power. Read full review

Daniel Eagan

In preparing Burma VJ, Ostergaard decided to reconstruct some scenes with scripted dialogue -- in part to explain events, but also to protect the participants. This material, shot in darkened offices and apartments, feels both accurate and necessary. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Anyone who doubts that a single individual can make a political impact should see Anders Østergaard’s gripping documentary. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

The news footage, so powerful on its own, needs no enhancement. The dramatized scenes only slow the film's momentum. Read full review

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oerdi

Jul 11, 2009

A rare and moving view of the peaceful protests in Burma and the brutal crackdown that followed. A must see for anyone interested in politics or human rights.

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