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      Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country

      Released May 20, 2009 1h 24m Documentary List
      97% Tomatometer 62 Reviews 91% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Thousands of citizens of Myanmar take to the streets in several cities to protest the Asian nation's repressive regime. The protests take on a new degree of seriousness when dozens of monks launch their own marches down city streets. This documentary from Anders Ostergaard focuses on the work of videographers and citizen journalists who defy the government's crackdown on the media -- a brave bunch who manage to transmit footage of the uprising to the outside world. Read More Read Less

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      A powerfully visceral docu-drama highlighting the evils of censorship and the essential need for freedom of speech.

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      Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Leslie Felperin Variety Burma VJ celebrates the courage of the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), a group of underground journalists who risked their lives to document the 2007 uprising against the junta. Dec 15, 2009 Full Review Rob Nelson Minneapolis Star Tribune 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. Rated: 3/4 Sep 17, 2009 Full Review Michael Leader Den of Geek A fascinating, important documentary, and one that manages to highlight just how powerful the media can be. Rated: 4/5 May 7, 2024 Full Review Kaleem Aftab The National (UAE) It's powerful stuff. The story of the uprising is well told and seems balanced. It's also an important film in terms of cinema as it illustrates a major shift in the way documentaries are made. Nov 1, 2018 Full Review Mike Edwards What Culture No matter how many times anyone tries to appropriate shaky camera techniques, they'll never recreate anything as real as a reporter fleeing heavily armed police. Rated: 4.5/5 Mar 1, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member the moment when you can't speak. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review matthew w A great look into what was going on in Burma in 2007/08. While other documentaries sometimes have you look through the eyes of the victims, this one has you look through the eyes of the reporters on the ground capturing the oppression at great risk to themselves. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A doc. about brave reporters in Burma that risk their lives to get the truth out about the brutality of the police state. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A film I really liked until I thought a bit about it and which I still want to like. This film is so stuffed with recreated and redramatized scenes that it's a bit difficult to take seriously as a documentary. So heavily edited to stay on a very specific message, but still leaving tons of interesting (and obvious) questions not only unanswered but unasked, I found it to be one of the most disappointing films on Burma I've seen to date. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Powerful. Wonderful coverage of a truly brave social movement. Inspires hope! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member The most inspiring piece of documentary cinema ever made. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Thousands of citizens of Myanmar take to the streets in several cities to protest the Asian nation's repressive regime. The protests take on a new degree of seriousness when dozens of monks launch their own marches down city streets. This documentary from Anders Ostergaard focuses on the work of videographers and citizen journalists who defy the government's crackdown on the media -- a brave bunch who manage to transmit footage of the uprising to the outside world.
      Director
      Anders Østergaard
      Screenwriter
      Jan Krogsgaard, Anders Østergaard
      Distributor
      Oscilloscope Pictures
      Production Co
      Magic Hour Films ApS
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 20, 2009, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 3, 2019
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $50.4K
      Runtime
      1h 24m
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