Losing Ground

Country

Myanmar

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How it feels

This short documentary follows young citizens in Yangon, Myanmar after the 2021 coup. It shows how they navigate life under a military regime, capturing their daily struggles and resilience.

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What happens

Losing Ground (Burmese: ပျောက်ဆုံးခြင်း သည်မြို့ပြ; Japanese: 負け戦でも) is a 2023 Burmese short documentary film about the situation of young citizens in Yangon, Myanmar after the country's coup d'état in 2021. Directed by an anonymous filmmaker from Yangon after his release from prison, it premiered at the 54th Visions du Réel in Nyon, Switzerland in late April 2023. The film was later screened in Japan as an entry to the "New Asian Currents" section of the 18th Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (YIDFF) on 9 October 2023, where it won the Ogawa Shinsuke Prize, the section's highest award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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