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. The film was also seen by hilary clinton and gordon brown. 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 is a 2008 danish documentary film directed by anders ostergaard. Feb 24, 2010 director anders ostergaards film burma vj. 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.
Burma vj reporting from a closed country singapore. 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. Reporting from a closed country is at various london cinemas from sunday to tuesday as part of the human rights watch international film festival. Another awardwinning film, anders ostergaards burma vj. Reporting from a closed country which documents the monkled revolution against the burmese government during the. Burma vj reveals the incredible bravery of burmese video journalists vjs during the 2007 saffron revolution. Armed with small handycams joshua and a handful of other reporters, venture out into the streets to make news reportages at great personal risk. 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.
Armed with small handycams the burma vjs keep on stop at nothing to make their reportages from the streets of rangoon. It follows the saffron revolution against the military regime in burma. 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. Financial analysis of burma vj 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. 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. 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. This is a documentary film which you should not miss if you are interested in journalistic work. 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. 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. Burmas already dismal human rights record worsened following the devastation of cyclone nargis in early may 2008. 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. Show your support by telling everyone about this amazing film that will soon be release in singapore. Political movements, journalism, rebellion, demonstrations, protesters, burma, 2000 2009 director.
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. I understand webbs desire to seek a meaningful dialogue with the burmese ruling authorities. Burma vj articulates a circular, daunting, and inevitable logic. 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.
Documentary reporting from a closed country myanmar burma. Streaming, download, vod, torrent, divx, megavideo, megaupload, rapishare of burma vj. Official trailer official site part 1, 2, 3 part 4, 5, 6 part 7. Tonight, i am very lucky to have watched burma vj from the start till the end of the screening time at meta house. Burma vj reporting from a closed country singapore home. Mar 05, 2014 burma vj reveals the incredible bravery of burmese video journalists vjs during the 2007 saffron revolution. 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. Their material is smuggled out of the country and broadcast back into burma via satellite and offered as free usage for international media.
Rather, he appears in shadows or oblique camera angles. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Reporting from a closed country 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. One year on the frontlines of the battle to save detroit 20. James webbs recent visit to my country and his meetings with senior gen. 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. An undercover reporter, joshua is never wholly visible in burma vj. 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. Going beyond the occasional news clip from burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, anders ostergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who. Read the burma vj movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Amid cheering crowds, a monk holds aloft an upturned alms bowl to indicate his brethren.
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. Burma vj was the first film to be screened at 10 downing street. Burma vj berichte aus einem verschlossenen land wikipedia. Reporting from a closed country is a 2008 danish documentary film directed by. 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. In august and september of that year, many burmese rose in protest against the governments sudden hiking of gasoline prices. Burma vj, the film team were able to ensure key political figures could see the film.
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. 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 jan 03, 2010 burma is the land that everyone knows has some issues. 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. The film shows a group of young video journalists who. 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. Than shwe and incarcerated nobel peace prize recipient aung san suu kyi. Ostergaard, a seasoned storyteller, took the rough but compelling footage and created a narrative. Reporting from a closed country absolutely deserves better than its fate. 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. Documentary shows about a rare inside look into the september 2007 uprising in myanmar. Unrated 1h 24min documentary, history, news 9 january 2009 denmark. 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.
Reporting from a closed country poster 1 goldposter. Burma vj was nominated for a 2010 academy award for best documentary feature. 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 2009 thousands of citizens of myanmar take to the streets in several cities to protest the asian nations repressive regime. The film was screened on the eve of the 64th birthday of burmas prodemocracy leader and nobel peace prize winner, aung san suu kyi. Burma vj reporting from a closed country, winner of the joris ivens award in. The ruling state peace and development council spdc blocked international. Using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in.
Reporting from a closed country which documents the monkled revolution against the burmese government during the summer of 2007 through the use of. Reporting from a closed country opens at film forum may 20, 2009 national expansion to follow running time. Kudos to oscilloscope laboratories for their decision to distribute this crucially important documentary, burma vj. Khin maung win one of the founders of the democratic voice of burma. Reporting from a closed country 2009 full from nitroflare rapidgator uploaded turbobit extabit ryushare openload littlebyte zippyshare. Reporting from a closed country, opening at new yorks film forum on may 20th.
When i recall reporting burmas doomed prodemocracy uprising for time in september 2007, one image stands out. 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. 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. Using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in burma by thousands of monks. Reporting from a closed country vod borrow dvd or blu. Release dates 29 also known as aka 18 release dates denmark 12 november 2008 cph. 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. Political movements, journalism, rebellion, demonstrations, protesters, burma, 20002009 director. Abstract this report explores issues arising from the 2009 graham spry. 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. One of the reporters stays in touch with his colleagues from a hiding place in thailand.