On the Inside of a Military Dictatorship (2019)

Directed by

Karen Stokkendal Poulsen

Genre

documentary film

Country

Myanmar, France, Denmark

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

PG

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 4 voters

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How it feels

This documentary follows Myanmar's military emerging from 50 years of dictatorship as Aung San Suu Kyi becomes leader after 20 years of house arrest. It examines the power struggle between the military controlling resources and Suu Kyi controlling the people, and how their close interactions shape compromises that affect the country.

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What happens

Scener fra et militærdiktatur er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 2019 instrueret af Karen Stokkendal Poulsen. Filmen fortæller historien om, hvordan militæret i Myanmar trådte ud af skyggen efter 50 års diktatur, mens demokrati-ikonet Aung San Suu Kyi, som havde tilbragt 20 år i husarrest, blev landets leder. Historien er usædvanlig fordi de to parter har et særligt greb om hinanden; militæret med deres kontrol over landets ressourcer; Aung San Suu Kyi med sin kontrol over folket. Det er en historie om, hvordan magtkampe udfolder sig og hvordan politiske fjender kan ende med at være tættere med hinanden end med dem de hævder at kæmpe for; folket. De er spillere i samme felt og de lærer hinanden at kende på tæt hold, og det påvirker dem. Det er et tveægget sværd; kompromis kan være vejen frem til at overkomme en smertefuld fortid. Desværre kan kompromiser også være vejen til at indfange hinanden og forlade visionerne. I Myanmar er det en kompliceret blanding af begge dele. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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