They Call it Myanmar - Lifting the Curtain

Shot clandestinely over a two-year period by best-selling novelist and filmmaker Robert H. Lieberman, this film provides a rare look at the second-most isolated country on the planet. It lifts the curtain to expose everyday life in a country that has been held in the iron grip of a brutal military regime for 48 years.

This unique feature length documentary, culled from over 120 hours of striking images, is an impressionistic journey. Interviews and interactions with more than 100 people throughout Burma, including an interview with the recently released democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, are interwoven with spectacular footage of this little seen nation and its people.

Though Burma has tumbled from one of the most prosperous and advanced countries in Southeast Asia to one of the world’s poorest, They Call It Myanmar is a story of beauty, courage and hope.

“They Call It Myanmar” is a thing of beauty… its cinematography, music and contemplative words make it… a hymn to a land that has grown out of the oldest cultures in Asia. The film has taken on an unexpected buzz.”
-Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times

“Defies the odds… delivers a compelling portrait… dwells with you… The definitive film on a country . . . A notable and often heartbreaking documentary.” -The Hollywood Reporter

Premiers in Washington D.C. at AFI Silver Theater Sept. 14
Premiers in NYC at Lincoln Center Sept. 28
For info on other cities around the US, go to:
http://www.theycallitmyanmar.com