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A Thousand Fires

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A Thousand Fires tells the story of two loving parents, working hard in the hand-drilled oil fields of central Myanmar to give their son a better future. But when he quits school to follow his dream of becoming a football player, the family worries that he's throwing his life away.

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Phuong Le Guardian 12/03/2024
4/5
Moving between realism and the abstract with exquisite ease, the film patiently observes how the cycle of life, full of both hope and melancholy, can be just as slippery as black gold itself. Go to Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film 05/11/2022
3.5/5
The filmmaker is alive to the toil of the family but also their simple pleasures in a way that makes us feel as though we're sitting down for a natter with them, rather than peering in at them from a point of aloofness. Go to Full Review Neil Young Screen International 11/26/2021
Confirms London-based globetrotter Farouky as a distinctive voice in semi-journalistic reportage. Go to Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia 11/22/2021
An enthralling and immersive portrait of a family, and society, in flux. Go to Full Review Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa 09/28/2021
Segments allow the viewer to reflect on the meaning of parenthood and family, and it is striking how easy it is to feel for these people coming from a completely different civilisational background... Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Saeed Taji Farouky

Director

Thein Shwe

Self

Htwe Tin

Self

Saeed Taji Farouky

Screenwriter

Estelle Robin You

Producer
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Movie Info

Synopsis A Thousand Fires tells the story of two loving parents, working hard in the hand-drilled oil fields of central Myanmar to give their son a better future. But when he quits school to follow his dream of becoming a football player, the family worries that he's throwing his life away.
Director
Saeed Taji Farouky
Producer
Estelle Robin You
Screenwriter
Saeed Taji Farouky
Production Co
BIND, Point du jour, Akka Films, RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse, Odeh Films
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 30m