Burma Storybook

A quiet, lyrical documentary that moves like a poem, steeped in longing and a beauty shadowed by decades of suffering.

Directed by

Petr Lom

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Maung Aung Pwint, Thukkamein Hlaing, Moe Way

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.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, bleak and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, family, politics, memory

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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