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Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

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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.

Directed by Anders Østergaard
Written by Anders Østergaard, Jan Krogsgaard
Produced by Lise Lense-Møller, Torstein Nybø
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About Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country is a documentary film released in 2008. Directed by Anders Østergaard, it stars George W. Bush, Ko Muang, Aung San Suu Kyi. 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.

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