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Petr Lom | Netherlands, Myanmar, Norway | 2017 | Documentary | color | 81 min | Burmese | e.s.
Democracy is in its infancy in Myanmar (the former Burma), a country that started licking the wounds of 50 years of military dictatorship in 2011. In this documentary, the Dutch Corinne van Egeraat and her Czech partner Petr Lom portray the country on the basis of poetry, an art form much loved by its inhabitants and centering on famous poet and activist Maung Aung Pwint, who spent large parts of his adult life in prison.
The poet, affected by Parkinson’s disease in his old age, looks forward to being reunited with his son who emigrated to Finland 20 years ago. Captivating landscapes, intimate family scenes and exceptional street shots reveal a country in transition. People prefer not to talk about the past, however Maung Aung Pwint shows how hard that is. “Life makes me forget what I’d like to remember and makes me remember what I’d rather forget.”
Place: CINEMA 5
Date: 6 April 2017
Time: 22:30
Duration: 1:05
Place: CINEMA 3
Date: 7 April 2017
Time: 13:15
Duration: 1:05
Year in
Festival
2017
Director
Petr Lom
Camera
Petr Lom
Country
Editor
Petr Lom
Dorith Vinken
Stefan Kamp
Language
Burmese
Length
81 min
Music
Biosphere
Producer
Corinne van Egeraat/ZIN Documentaire B.V.
Production Company
ZIN Documentaire B.V.
Sales
ZIN Documentarie B.V.
Scenario
Corinne van Egeraat
Petr Lom
Year of Production
2017