Burma Storybook

Name: Burma Storybook
Released: 2017-01-27

2017

Trailer

Burma Storybook is a parade of characters, poems and cinema verité scenes set in this enchantingly beautiful land trying to recover from six decades of fear and suffering. The main story is of Maung Aung Pwint, Burma’s most famous dissident poet, who has spent more than 30 years behind bars for his political activism. The yearning for his lost son, who lives in political exile in Finland, and his long-awaited return home after 20 years, are at the heart of the film.

Release Date

2017-01-27

Status

Released

Original Title

Burma Storybook

Runtime

1h 21m

Original Language

MY

Production Countries

Norway, Netherlands

Production Companies

JAB Films Norway, ZINdoc, IKONdocs

Overview

Burma Storybook is a parade of characters, poems and cinema verité scenes set in this enchantingly beautiful land trying to recover from six decades of fear and suffering. The main story is of Maung Aung Pwint, Burma’s most famous dissident poet, who has spent more than 30 years behind bars for his political activism. The yearning for his lost son, who lives in political exile in Finland, and his long-awaited return home after 20 years, are at the heart of the film.

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