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Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (2008)

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (2008)

Documentary
Release Date: 2008, November 12
Directors: Anders Østergaard
Countries: Belgium, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Spain, United Kingdom, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Production: Oscilloscope
Cast: George W. Bush, Aung San Suu Kyi, Ko Muang

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.