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Nya (2017)

Nya poster
Original title
Directed by
Htoo Paing Zaw Oo
Genre
horror, thriller
Country
Myanmar
Runtime
2h
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of people navigate through personal struggles and conflicts in Myanmar. The story follows their interactions and choices as they face difficult situations.

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What happens

Nya (Burmese: ည 'Night') is a Burmese film created by director Htoo Paing Zaw Oo with the starring Myat Noe Aye, Agung Bagus, Aung Ye Htike, Russell, and Moe Ya Thaw. The film was screened in Myanmar cinemas on 28 July 2017 and re-screened on JCVG cinemas on 18 April 2018 which ended up as one of the highest-grossing films in Myanmar that year. Htoo Paing Zaw Oo took about three years to write the story and script, prepare for the film and find the new locations. The actors and actresses were chosen among 300 candidates and they received a 150-day training course. Nya is also released as exclusive video-on-demand content on iflix platform on 12 August 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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