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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
|name=Burma VJ
| name = Burma VJ
|image=Burma VJ.jpg
| image = Burma VJ.jpg
|caption=
| caption =
|director=Anders Østergaard
| director = Anders Østergaard
|producer=Lise Lense-Møller Com: Magic Hour Films Line: Cecilia Valsted Ass.: Lars Frederiksen
| producer = Lise Lense-Møller Com: Magic Hour Films Line: Cecilia Valsted Ass.: Lars Frederiksen
|writer=Anders Østergaard,<br/>Jan Krogsgaard
| writer = Anders Østergaard,<br />Jan Krogsgaard
|narrator="Joshua"
| narrator = "Joshua"
|starring=The Burma VJs
| starring = The Burma VJs
|music=Conny C-A Malmqvist
| music = Conny C-A Malmqvist
|cinematography=Simon Plum
| cinematography = Simon Plum
|editing=Janus Billeskov & Thomas Papapetros
| editing = Janus Billeskov & Thomas Papapetros
|distributor=[[Dogwoof Pictures]] (UK), [[Oscilloscope Laboratories]] (US)
| distributor = [[Dogwoof Pictures]] (UK), [[Oscilloscope Laboratories]] (US)
|released={{Film date|df=yes|2008|11|12|[[Copenhagen International Documentary Festival|COPDOX]]}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|11|12|[[Copenhagen International Documentary Festival|COPDOX]]}}
|runtime=84 mins
| runtime = 84 mins
|country=[[Denmark]]
| country = Denmark
|language=[[Burmese language|Burmese]]<br />English
| language = Burmese<br />English
|budget=
| budget =
|gross=$123,477<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=burmavj.htm</ref>
| gross = $123,477<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=burmavj.htm |title=Burma VJ (2009) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
}}
}}
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'''''Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country''''' is a 2008 [[Denmark|Danish]] documentary film directed by Anders Østergaard. It follows the [[Saffron Revolution]] against the military regime in [[Burma]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-capsules29-2009may29,0,2741161.story|title='Burma VJ' vividly details monk uprising|publisher=''Los Angeles Times''|date=29 May 2009|accessdate=30 May 2009 | first=Kevin | last=Thomas}}</ref> The "VJ" in the title stands for "video journalists."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/burma-vj-reporting-from-a-closed-country,43090/ Burma VJ: Reporting From A Closed Country]</ref> Some of it was filmed on hand-held cameras. The footage was smuggled out of the country,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indypendent.org/2009/05/28/burma-vj/|title=FILM REVIEW: Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country|author=Bass, Charlie|publisher=The Indypendent|date=28 May 2009|accessdate=30 May 2009}}</ref> physically or over the Internet. Other parts of it were reconstructed, which caused controversy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1874773,00.html/|title=Burma VJ: Truth As Casualty|author=Marshall, Andrew|publisher=TIME magazine|date=29 January 2009|accessdate=6 August 2010}}</ref>


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'''''Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country''''' ({{Langx|da|Burma VJ - reporter i et lukket land}}; {{Langx|my|ဘားမား ဗီဂျေ|translit=bharrmarr begyaay}}) is a 2008 Danish documentary film directed by Anders Østergaard. It follows the [[Saffron Revolution]] against the military regime in [[Burma]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-capsules29-2009may29,0,2741161.story |title='Burma VJ' vividly details monk uprising |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=29 May 2009 |accessdate=30 May 2009 |first=Kevin |last=Thomas}}</ref> The "VJ" in the title stands for "video journalists."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/burma-vj-reporting-from-a-closed-country-1798165413 |title=Burma VJ: Reporting From A Closed Country |first=Scott |last=Tobias |website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=14 July 2010 }}</ref> Some of it was filmed on hand-held cameras. The footage was smuggled out of the country,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indypendent.org/2009/05/28/burma-vj/ |title=FILM REVIEW: Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country |author=Bass, Charlie |publisher=The Indypendent |date=28 May 2009 |accessdate=30 May 2009}}</ref> physically or over the Internet. Other parts of it were reconstructed, which caused controversy.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1874773,00.html |title=Burma VJ: Truth As Casualty |author=Marshall, Andrew |magazine=Time |date=29 January 2009 |access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref>
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==Awards and nominations==
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The film won awards, especially at European film festivals, e.g. it won the [http://www.gaiff.am/en/home/ Golden Apricot] at the 2009 [[Yerevan International Film Festival]], [[Armenia]], for Best Documentary Film. <ref>San Francisco Film Society, {{cite web |url=http://www.sffs.org/sf-intl-film-festival/golden-gate-award-winners/2009-winners.aspx |title=Golden Gate Award 2009 Winners |accessdate=3 July 2009}}</ref><ref>Variety, {{cite news |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117996616.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |title='Burma VJ' wins Amsterdam prize | accessdate=3 July 2009 | work=Variety | first=Ian | last=Mundell | date=1 December 2008}}</ref> It won the World Cinema Documentary Film Editing Award at the [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>[http://history.sundance.org/events/842 2009 Sundance Film Festival] sundance.org</ref> ''Burma VJ'' was also nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature]].<ref>[http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/play/burma-vj-gets-oscar-nod-705870 'Burma VJ' gets Best Documentary Oscar nod]</ref>


==Box office==
== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
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The film was released to one theater on 20 May 2009 and grossed $5,554 in the opening weekend. Its widest release was in three theaters. As of 1 May 2010, the total gross stands at $123,477.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=burmavj.htm |title=Box Office Mojo | accessdate=3 July 2009}}</ref>
''Burma VJ'' has an approval rating of 97% on [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 62 reviews, and an average rating of 7.69/10. The website's critical consensus states, "A powerfully visceral docu-drama highlighting the evils of censorship and the essential need for freedom of speech".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/burma-vj |title=Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (2008)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> It also has a score of 82 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]], based on 13 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/burma-vj-reporter-i-et-lukket-land |title=Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land|website=[[Metacritic]] }}</ref>


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=== Awards and nominations ===
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==DVD features==
[[File:Lise Lense-Moller at the 70th Annual Peabody Awards.jpg|thumb|left|Lise Lense-Moller holding award for Burma VJ at the 70th Annual Peabody Awards]]
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The film won awards, especially at European film festivals, e.g. it won the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130703112324/http://www.gaiff.am/en/home/ Golden Apricot] at the 2009 [[Yerevan International Film Festival]], [[Armenia]], for Best Documentary Film.<ref>San Francisco Film Society, {{cite web |url=http://www.sffs.org/sf-intl-film-festival/golden-gate-award-winners/2009-winners.aspx |title=Golden Gate Award 2009 Winners |accessdate=3 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530053040/http://www.sffs.org/sf-intl-film-festival/golden-gate-award-winners/2009-winners.aspx |archive-date=30 May 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>Variety, {{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117996616.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |title='Burma VJ' wins Amsterdam prize |accessdate=3 July 2009 |work=Variety |first=Ian |last=Mundell |date=1 December 2008}}</ref> It won the World Cinema Documentary Film Editing Award at the [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>[http://history.sundance.org/events/842 2009 Sundance Film Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414131133/http://history.sundance.org/events/842 |date=14 April 2014 }} sundance.org</ref> ''Burma VJ'' was also nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/play/burma-vj-gets-oscar-nod-705870 |title='Burma VJ' nominated for "Best Documentary" Oscar – CNN Travel |website=cnngo.com |access-date=16 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310094407/http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/play/burma-vj-gets-oscar-nod-705870 |archive-date=10 March 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Box office ==
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The film was released to one theater on 20 May 2009 and grossed $5,554 in the opening weekend. Its widest release was in three theaters. As of 1 May 2010, the total gross stands at $123,477.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=burmavj.htm |title=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=3 July 2009}}</ref>

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== DVD features ==
The DVD includes a message from Buddhist actor [[Richard Gere]] comparing the situation in Burma to that in [[Tibet]].<ref>DVD [[Oscilloscope Pictures]] OSC-012, 2010.</ref>
The DVD includes a message from Buddhist actor [[Richard Gere]] comparing the situation in Burma to that in [[Tibet]].<ref>DVD [[Oscilloscope Pictures]] OSC-012, 2010.</ref>


==See also==
== See also ==
{{portal|Myanmar}}
*[[8888 Uprising]]
* [[8888 Uprising]]
*[[Human rights in Burma]]
* [[Human rights in Burma]]
*[[Saffron Revolution]]
* [[Saffron Revolution]]
*''[[The Lady (2011 film)|The Lady]]''
* ''[[The Lady (2011 film)|The Lady]]''


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
*{{Official website|http://www.burmavjmovie.com/}}
* {{Official website|http://www.burmavjmovie.com/}}
*{{IMDb title|1333634}}
* {{DFDb title}}
* {{IMDb title|1333634}}
*''[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/burma-vj/ Burma VJ]'' at [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
* ''[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/burma-vj/ Burma VJ]'' at [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
*[http://festival.sundance.org/2009/film_events/films/burma_vj Sundance 2009 page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090509125714/http://festival.sundance.org/2009/film_events/films/burma_vj Sundance 2009 page]
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Latest revision as of 03:50, 17 November 2024

Burma VJ
Directed byAnders Østergaard
Written byAnders Østergaard,
Jan Krogsgaard
Produced byLise Lense-Møller Com: Magic Hour Films Line: Cecilia Valsted Ass.: Lars Frederiksen
StarringThe Burma VJs
Narrated by"Joshua"
CinematographySimon Plum
Edited byJanus Billeskov & Thomas Papapetros
Music byConny C-A Malmqvist
Distributed byDogwoof Pictures (UK), Oscilloscope Laboratories (US)
Release date
  • 12 November 2008 (2008-11-12) (COPDOX)
Running time
84 mins
CountryDenmark
LanguagesBurmese
English
Box office$123,477[1]

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (Danish: Burma VJ - reporter i et lukket land; Burmese: ဘားမား ဗီဂျေ, romanized: bharrmarr begyaay) is a 2008 Danish documentary film directed by Anders Østergaard. It follows the Saffron Revolution against the military regime in Burma.[2] The "VJ" in the title stands for "video journalists."[3] Some of it was filmed on hand-held cameras. The footage was smuggled out of the country,[4] physically or over the Internet. Other parts of it were reconstructed, which caused controversy.[5]

Reception

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Critical response

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Burma VJ has an approval rating of 97% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 62 reviews, and an average rating of 7.69/10. The website's critical consensus states, "A powerfully visceral docu-drama highlighting the evils of censorship and the essential need for freedom of speech".[6] It also has a score of 82 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 13 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[7]

Awards and nominations

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Lise Lense-Moller holding award for Burma VJ at the 70th Annual Peabody Awards

The film won awards, especially at European film festivals, e.g. it won the Golden Apricot at the 2009 Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia, for Best Documentary Film.[8][9] It won the World Cinema Documentary Film Editing Award at the Sundance Film Festival.[10] Burma VJ was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[11]

Box office

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The film was released to one theater on 20 May 2009 and grossed $5,554 in the opening weekend. Its widest release was in three theaters. As of 1 May 2010, the total gross stands at $123,477.[12]

DVD features

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The DVD includes a message from Buddhist actor Richard Gere comparing the situation in Burma to that in Tibet.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Burma VJ (2009)". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ Thomas, Kevin (29 May 2009). "'Burma VJ' vividly details monk uprising". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  3. ^ Tobias, Scott (14 July 2010). "Burma VJ: Reporting From A Closed Country". The A.V. Club.
  4. ^ Bass, Charlie (28 May 2009). "FILM REVIEW: Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country". The Indypendent. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  5. ^ Marshall, Andrew (29 January 2009). "Burma VJ: Truth As Casualty". Time. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes.
  7. ^ "Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land". Metacritic.
  8. ^ San Francisco Film Society, "Golden Gate Award 2009 Winners". Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  9. ^ Variety, Mundell, Ian (1 December 2008). "'Burma VJ' wins Amsterdam prize". Variety. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  10. ^ 2009 Sundance Film Festival Archived 14 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine sundance.org
  11. ^ "'Burma VJ' nominated for "Best Documentary" Oscar – CNN Travel". cnngo.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  12. ^ "Box Office Mojo". Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  13. ^ DVD Oscilloscope Pictures OSC-012, 2010.
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