Summaries

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.—Anonymous

Details

Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • History
  • Documentary
Release date Oct 31, 2011
Countries of origin Australia Thailand Cambodia Myanmar
Language English

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 20m
Color Color
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Synopsis

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