Movie
Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country
Overview
Going beyond the occasional news clip from Burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, Anders Østergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who deliver the footage. Though risking torture and life in jail, courageous young citizens of Burma live the essence of journalism as they insist on keeping up the flow of news from their closed country.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-11-12
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Oscilloscope
- Country
- Denmark, Sweden, Norway, United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany, Netherlands, Israel, Spain, Belgium, Canada
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- George W. Bush as Self
- Ko Muang as Self
- Aung San Suu Kyi as Self
Crew
- Anders Østergaard - Director
- Anders Østergaard - Writer
- Jan Krogsgaard - Writer
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