THEY CALL IT MYANMAR - LIFTING THE CURTAIN documentary on Myanmar (formerly Burma) opens4/6@Bridge-SF

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One of a kind documentary on a secret, closed off country,features exclusive interview with Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Shot clandestinely over three years by novelist, filmmaker, and Cornell Physicist Robert H. Lieberman, THEY CALL IT MYANMAR - LIFTING THE CURTAIN provides an astonishing and intimate look inside what has been the second most isolated country on the planet. Providing a grand sweep of the country, its people and its troubled history, this visually stunning documentary brings a human dimension to a country that still remains a mystery to much of the world. Shot clandestinely over three years by best-selling novelist and filmmaker Robert H. Lieberman, this film with its stunning footage provides an astonishing and intimate look inside what has been one of the most isolated countries on the planet. With an exclusive perspective provided by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, this film brings a human dimension to a country that remains a mystery to much of the world.
Official Film Website: http://www.theycallitmyanmar.com/

IN THE NEWS: Southeast Asian country of Myanmar (aka Burma) reports that the party of the nation’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has won landslide election victory, that will lead to a dramatic reversal for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi to take public office, after 15 years of house arrest and the violent suppression of her supporters.
http://news.yahoo.com/party-says-myanmars-suu-kyi-leads-landslide-win-163218349.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/world/asia/myanmar-opposition-makes-gains-in-elections.html

“A thing of beauty; its cinematography, music and contemplative words make it not an angry documentary but more a hymn to a land” - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times

“Defies the odds… delivers a compelling portrait… dwells with you… The definitive film on a country, its peoples and an oversight long overlooked.” - The Hollywood Reporter

“Pries the lid off daily life in what has long been one of world's most isolated and repressed places… absorbs the country's charms and cruelties and spills them out with disarming curiosity.” - Matthew Pennington, Associated Press

“Documenting life in a beautiful but oppressed and impoverished country, just as the stirrings of political change were beginning to appear” – New York Times

“The striking beauty of the country; the people; the decayed infrastructure; the extreme poverty; archival footage; an interview with pro-democracy leader Aung Saan Su Kyi; Robert H. Lieberman has put together a collage of voices sounds and images. A labor of Love” - BBC World News

“With Myanmar on the verge of truly opening up, the best possible introduction is likely Robert H. Lieberman’s film, “They Call It Myanmar.” - Washington Times

The film’s running time is 83 minutes; it is not rated. In Burmese & English; non-English portions subtitled in English.