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Hmone Shwe Yee (1970)

Hmone Shwe Yee poster
Original title
မှုံရွှေရည်
Directed by
Win Oo
Genre
drama
Country
Myanmar
Runtime
2h 42m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This 1970 Burmese black-and-white drama film won Best Picture at the Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards. Its title comes from a classic anonymous song from the early 20th century.

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What happens

Hmone Shwe Yee (Burmese: မှုံရွှေရည်, lit. 'golden pollen'), is a 1970 Burmese black-and-white drama film starring Win Oo, Khin Than Nu and Aung Lwin. The film won the Best Picture Award and Win Oo won the Best Actor Award in 1970 Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards. The film's namesake comes from an eponymous song, which was written by an anonymous composer in the early 20th century. It remains a popular classic performed on radio and performances, including a prominent cover by a classical singer named Tin Tin Mya. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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