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  • 2009
  • Unrated
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2009
  • Unrated
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 24 m

Summary While 100,000 people (including 1,000s of Buddhist monks) took to the streets to protest the country's repressive regime that has held them hostage for over 40 years, foreign news crews were banned to enter and the Internet was shut down. The Democratic Voice of Burma, a collective of 30 anonymous and underground video journalists (VJs) ...

Directed By: Anders Østergaard

  • 2009
  • Unrated
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2009
  • Unrated
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 24 m

Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 13 Critic Reviews
82
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.6
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Summary While 100,000 people (including 1,000s of Buddhist monks) took to the streets to protest the country's repressive regime that has held them hostage for over 40 years, foreign news crews were banned to enter and the Internet was shut down. The Democratic Voice of Burma, a collective of 30 anonymous and underground video journalists (VJs) ...

Directed By: Anders Østergaard

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 13 Critic Reviews
82
92% Positive
12 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 13 Critic Reviews
82
92% Positive
12 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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Captivating and essential viewing.
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90
A rich, thought-provoking film.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
89
It's the truth, unshackled and captured against all odds, and it's one of the most powerful documentary films I have ever seen, period.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
80
Thanks to the new guerrilla narrative, the world has a constant flow of images to file in its collective consciousness. And that camera-testable accountability slowly becomes a global civic right that fulfills the noblest purpose of journalism -- to bring truth to power.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW
80
In preparing Burma VJ, Ostergaard decided to reconstruct some scenes with scripted dialogue -- in part to explain events, but also to protect the participants. This material, shot in darkened offices and apartments, feels both accurate and necessary.
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75
The most compelling footage was taken during the uprising of August and September 2007, which put a bad scare into the government because a large number of Buddhist monks played a prominent role.
By Walter Addiego FULL REVIEW
50
The news footage, so powerful on its own, needs no enhancement. The dramatized scenes only slow the film's momentum.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW

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6.6
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Production Company Kamoli Films, Magic Hour Films, Mediamente, WG Film
Release Date May 20, 2009
Duration 1 h 24 m
Rating Unrated
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Website http://www.burmavj.com/
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
ZagrebDox
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

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