Dancing with Dictators: The Story of the Last Foreign Publisher in Burma

Summary DANCING WITH DICTATORS is a film about Burma and the battle for control of a newspaper. Central to the story is Australian publisher Ross Dunkley who owns The Myanmar Times. Like all media in Myanmar the newspaper is heavily censored. The government has forced a 51% partner on Dunkley and after the first election in 20 years their enmity explodes. Dunkley is arrested and imprisoned as his Immigration charges turn into a sexual smear campaign. His partner takes control and the government moves towards ending any foreign ownership of the Burmese media. View more details

Dancing with Dictators: The Story of the Last Foreign Publisher in Burma

Directed : Hugh Piper

Written : Hugh Piper

Stars : Unknown

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Genres : Thriller Crime History Documentary

Release date : Oct 31, 2011

Countries of origin : Australia Thailand Cambodia Myanmar

Language : English

Summary DANCING WITH DICTATORS is a film about Burma and the battle for control of a newspaper. Central to the story is Australian publisher Ross Dunkley who owns The Myanmar Times. Like all media in Myanmar the newspaper is heavily censored. The government has forced a 51% partner on Dunkley and after the first election in 20 years their enmity explodes. Dunkley is arrested and imprisoned as his Immigration charges turn into a sexual smear campaign. His partner takes control and the government moves towards ending any foreign ownership of the Burmese media. View more details

Details

Genres : Thriller Crime History Documentary

Release date : Oct 31, 2011

Countries of origin : Australia Thailand Cambodia Myanmar

Language : English

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