Busan 2024: The Verdict
From Myanmar workers to K-pop and a swashbuckling Netflix blockbuster, the mood straddled politics and celebration at Korea’s (and possibly Asia’s) largest film festival.
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Tag: Myanmar
MA – Cry of Silence
The Maw Naing’s second fiction feature, ‘MA – Cry of Silence’, is a riveting cri du coeur about life under authoritarian rule in Myanmar, seen through the struggle of aggrieved factory workers against their abusive employers.
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Oldenburg’s tribute to Na Gyi and Paing Phyo Thu
The director and actress couple Na Gyi and Paing Phyo Thu have been in hiding since having to flee after their arrest was ordered by the military junta in 2021.
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Oldenburg Honors Myanmar Artists in Exile
Director Na Gyi and his wife, Myanmar Academy Award-winning actress Paing Phyo Thu, are the festival’s 2024 Tribute Honorees.
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