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When, on September 2007, peaceful Buddhist monks led a massive uprising against Burma's military regime, Burma suddenly returned to the world stage. Foreign TV crews were banned from entering the country. "Joshua," a young video journalist of 27, and his crew worked undercover to counter the military regimes propaganda and keep the world informed about the state of affairs inside the closed country. It was their footage that kept the revolution alive on TV screens all over the world. Amidst marching monks, brutal police officers, and shooting military, they embark on their dangerous mission and work around the clock to keep the world informed. The regime quickly understands the power of the camera and the reporters are constantly chased by government intelligence agents who look at the media saboteurs as the biggest prey they can get. During the turbulent days of September, Joshua finds himself on an emotional rollercoaster between hope and despair, as he frantically tries to keep track of his reporters in the streets while the great uprising unfolds and comes to its tragic end.
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| Also Known As: |
Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land
Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Genres: |
Art/Foreign, Documentary and Politics/Religion |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 24 min. |
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| Release Date: |
May 20th, 2009 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
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| Distributors: |
Oscilloscope Pictures, HBO Documentary Films
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| Production Co.: |
WG Film AB, Magic Hour Films ApS, Kamoli Films, Danish Broadcasting Corporation
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| Financiers: |
Swedish Film Institute, Sveriges Television (SVT), Mediamente AS, Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK), Danish Film Institute (DFI), Danida
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$50,436 |
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| Produced in: |
Denmark |
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