97' 2019 Denmark, France director: Karen Stokkendal Poulsen cinematography: Sturla Brandth Gr?vlen, Troels Rasmus Jensen, Talib Rasmussen editing: Giles Gardner production: Bullitt Film
Following a landslide election victory in 2015, Aung San Suu Kyi—an opposition icon, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and one of the most recognizable human rights activists in the world—finally managed to take power in Myanmar. But when ethnic cleansing of the Muslim Rohingya minority began two years later, the world waited in vain for her to respond. How can we explain her silence? What happened in Myanmar in the meantime, and did the generals who had been ruling it for more than half a century really decide to hand over power? Skilfully navigating the complicated maze of Burmese politics, Karen Stokkendal Poulsen tries to answer these and many other questions. Virtually every major player appears in the film, including the most important members of the junta, who have retreated into the shadows but have not yet had their final say.
