"Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land" review by Steve Ramos Sundance '09: Its underground reporters make 'Burma VJ' more thriller than typical documentary. The backdrop of large-scale protests by the Burmese people, especially Buddhist monks in 2007, against their military dictators heightens the drama in Danish director Anders Østergaard's artful and inspiring documentary "Burma VJ." Assembling footage from the undercover reporters who make up the Dvb (Democratic Voice of Burma), a small network of independent video journalists who risk everything reporting on news ignored by the Burmese government controlled media, Østergaard's film makes its U.S. premiere in the World Cinema Documentary competition at the Sundance Film Festival. "Burma VJ" succeeds brilliantly by focusing on the human drama of these brave activist journalists and their leader Joshua. Instead of a more typical socio-political topic film, "Burma VJ" unfolds like a suspense drama. While there is much Østergaard keeps hidden,...
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