Denmark/ 2008/ 84mins/ Dir. Anders Østergaard

One of the few testimonies of the brutal repression by Burma’s military regime: a group of Burmese reporters follow the Buddhist monks in their peaceful march against the dictatorship. Thousands of people leave their houses spontaneously and flow through the streets like a river breaking its banks. They join the Buddhist monks in their hymns and prayers. The military junta reacts with road blocks, curfews, and arrests. Journalists and foreigners are expelled and the country’s borders closed. The young Burmese reporters come back into the streets, camouflaging their cameras and risking their lives. The streets are now full of tanks, as the riot police savagely beat people, and soldiers fire on the crowd. One of the reporters manages to flee to Thailand, from where these startling and shocking images begin their secret journey to Denmark. Filmmaker Anders Oestergaard tells us how they eventually came to him.Academy Award Nominee – Best Documentary Feature

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion.

Academy Award Nominee 2010– Best Documentary Feature