The Jade World from Manaw Land
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film follows jade miners in the Hpakant region of Kachin State. It shows the difficult lives they lead amid the natural beauty of northern Myanmar.
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What happens
The Jade World from Manaw Land (မနောမြေမှ ကျောက်စိမ်းကမ္ဘာ) is a 2019 Myanmar film directed by JZ Daung Lwam and produced by Moon Myanmar Media. The film was filmed primarily in the Kachin language and received the Academy Special Award at the 2016 Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards. The film depicts the harsh realities of jade miners' lives in the Hpakant region of Kachin State. It explores the struggles of local communities amidst the backdrop of the region's natural beauty, including the snow-capped mountains of northern Myanmar. The dialogue is in the Kachin language, with Burmese subtitles provided for wider distribution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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