Documentary Description
More than a million people have been forced from their homes and
according to the United Nations, untold thousands have been massacred,
tortured, and subjected to a modern form of slavery. Burma, says
Amnesty International, is a prison behind bars. John Pilger and David
Munro go undercover in one of the world’s most isolated, and
extraordinary countries, Burma, which AmnestyInternational calls ‘a
prison without bars’. They discover slave labour preparing for tourism
and foreign investment.
International Actual Award for Risk Journalism,
Barcelona, Spain, 1996; Bronze Plaque in the category of ‘Social Issues
– International Relations’, The Chris Awards, Ohio, 1996; Gold Special
Jury Award, ‘Film & Video Production division’,
WorldFest-Charleston, 1996; Award for Best Factual Programme, RTS
Midland Centre Awards, Birmingham, 1996; Gold Apple in the category
‘Politics: Social organisations in other lands’, National Educational
Media Network Film & Video Competition at The 1997 NEMN Apple
Awards, Oakland, California, 1997; the updated version won a Gold
Special Jury Award in the ‘Film & Video Production division’,
WorldFest-Houston, 1999.
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