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Burma VJ Directed by Anders Østergaard Written by Anders Østergaard, Produced by Lise Lense-Møller Com: Magic Hour Films Line: Cecilia Valsted Ass.: Lars Frederiksen Starring The Burma VJs Narrated by "Joshua" Cinematography Simon Plum Edited by Janus Billeskov & Thomas Papapetros Music by Conny C-A Malmqvist Distributed by Dogwoof Pictures (UK ), Oscilloscope Laboratories (US )
Release date
12 November 2008 (2008-11-12 ) (COPDOX )
Running time
84 mins Country Denmark Languages Burmese Box office $123,477[1]
Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country Danish : Burma VJ - reporter i et lukket land ; Burmese : ဘားမား ဗီဂျေ , romanized : bharrmarr begyaay Saffron Revolution against the military regime in Burma .[2] [3] [4] [5]
Reception [ edit ]
Critical response [ edit ]
Burma VJ has an approval rating of 97% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , based on 62 reviews, and an average rating of 7.69/10. The website's critical consensus states, "A powerfully visceral docu-drama highlighting the evils of censorship and the essential need for freedom of speech".[6] Metacritic , based on 13 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[7]
Awards and nominations [ edit ]
Lise Lense-Moller holding award for Burma VJ at the 70th Annual Peabody Awards
The film won awards, especially at European film festivals, e.g. it won the Golden Apricot at the 2009 Yerevan International Film Festival , Armenia , for Best Documentary Film.[8] [9] Sundance Film Festival .[10] Burma VJ was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature .[11]
Box office [ edit ]
The film was released to one theater on 20 May 2009 and grossed $5,554 in the opening weekend. Its widest release was in three theaters. As of 1 May 2010, the total gross stands at $123,477.[12]
DVD features [ edit ]
The DVD includes a message from Buddhist actor Richard Gere comparing the situation in Burma to that in Tibet .[13]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Tobias, Scott (14 July 2010). "Burma VJ: Reporting From A Closed Country" . avclub.com .
^ Bass, Charlie (28 May 2009). "FILM REVIEW: Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country" . The Indypendent. Retrieved 30 May 2009 .
^ Marshall, Andrew (29 January 2009). "Burma VJ: Truth As Casualty" . Time . Retrieved 20 May 2021 .
^ "Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (2008)" . Rotten Tomatoes
^ "Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land" . Metacritic
^ San Francisco Film Society, "Golden Gate Award 2009 Winners" . Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009 .
^ Variety, Mundell, Ian (1 December 2008). " . Variety . Retrieved 3 July 2009 .
^ 2009 Sundance Film Festival Archived 14 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine sundance.org
^ " . cnngo.com . Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2012 .
^ "Box Office Mojo" . Retrieved 3 July 2009 .
^ DVD Oscilloscope Pictures OSC-012, 2010.
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