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On the Inside of a Military Dictatorship
Karen Stokkendal Poulsen, Denmark, 2019
98 min.DK/Documentary
The entire world praised the military and Aung San Suu Kyi when power was passed on to the democracy icon after 50 years of military dictatorship. One year later she defended an ethnic cleansing and had isolated herself from the public. Key leaders tell the story of how the military of Myanmar stepped into the shadow after 50 years of dictatorship, while Aung San Suu Kyi, whom the military had kept in house arrest for 20 years, became the leader of the country. The two parties keep having a strange grip on each other: the military with their control of the countries’ resources, Aung San Suu Kyi with her control of the people.
| Original title | On the Inside of a Military Dictatorship |
|---|---|
| Danish title | Et militærdiktatur bag facaden |
| Keywords | Myanmar, History, Domestic policy, Aung San Suu Kyi, Dictatorship, Minorities, Refugees, Military, Human rights |
| Director | Karen Stokkendal Poulsen |
| Screenplay | Karen Stokkendal Poulsen |
| Producer | Vibeke Vogel |
| Director of Photography | Sturla Brandth Grøvlen, Troels Rasmus Jensen, Talib Rasmussen |
| Editor | Giles Gardner |
| Sound | Peter Albrechtsen, Lars Halvorsen, Morten Green, Mikkel Nielsen |
| Composer | Uno Helmersson |
| Appearances | Aung San Suu Kyi, Thein Sein, Soe Thane, Aung Min |
| Production country | Denmark, France |
| Subtitles | Yes |
| Production company | Bullitt Film |
| Domestic distribution | Det Danske Filminstitut |
| International sales | First Hand Films World Sales / Neunbrunnenstrasse 50 / 8050 Zürich / t +41 44 312 2060 / esther.van.messel@firsthandfilms.com / firsthandfilms.com |
| Online release | 19.03.2020, Filmcentralen, |
| Comment | The film premiered at CPH:DOX and made its international premiere at Toronto Hot Docs. Karen Stokkendal Poulsen made her feature documentary debut with 'The Agreement' (2014) about EU chief negotiator Robert Cooper. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
|---|---|
| New York, DOC NYC Film Festival | 2019-11-07 |
| Zürich Film Festival | 2019-09-26 |
| Bergen International Film festival | 2019-09-25 |
| Dokufest Prizren | 2019-08-02 |
| Sheffield Doc/Fest | 2019-06-06 |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2019-06-05 |
| Toronto, Hot Docs Int. Documentary Festival | 2019-04-25 |
| CPH:DOX | 2019-03-20 |
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Reviews and articles
On the library you can find these articles and revies and other material about the film.
| Type | Source | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anmeldelse | Weekendavisen | Johansen, Lene | 2019-03-29 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Hygum Sørensen, Dorte | 2019-03-24 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Winsløv, Anna | 2019-03-13 |
