Operation Bottleneck (1961)

Sitiados por el avance japonés en Birmania, el capitán Langford (Stanley Baker) y sus exhaustas tropas británicas se refugian en un pueblo enemigo en medio de la selva. A pesar de las protestas de un anciano sacerdote (Guy Rolfe) y del corresponsal de guerra Max Anderson (Leo McKern), Langford ordena al sargento McKenzie (Gordon Jackson) que dispare a dos aldeanos inocentes, con el fin de "persuadir" a un prisionero japonés a entregar información vital. Cuando los japoneses recuperan el pueblo, su comandante utiliza las mismas tácticas de guerra que había usado Langford, con el fin de extraer información de los británicos.

This is a historical account of an army officer in 1759 who managed to gather together and train 400 civilians for a special mission to try to repel an incoming Burmese army contingent.

The story of Myo Myint, a political prisoner, who made the transformation from being a soldier in Burma's junta to a pro-democracy activist.

A man an his family find out more about the Kamma laws.

Los capataces de un campamento de leñadores en Birmania compiten por el afecto de una hermosa cantante norteamericana, que se ha quedado varada en Rangún.

Street art, creativity and revolution collide in this beautifully shot film about art’s ability to create change. The story opens on the politically charged Thailand/Burma border at the first school teaching street art as a form of non-violent struggle. The film follows two young girls (Romi & Yi-Yi) who have escaped 50 years of civil war in Burma to pursue an arts education in Thailand. Under the threat of imprisonment and torture, the girls use spray paint and stencils to create images in public spaces to let people know the truth behind Burma's transition toward "artificial democracy." Eighty-two hundred miles away, artist Shepard Fairey is painting a 30’ mural of a Burmese monk for the same reasons and in support of the students' struggle in Burma. As these stories are inter-cut, the film connects these seemingly unrelated characters around the concept of using art as a weapon for change.

En la antigua Birmania dominada por los ingleses, una joven ha heredado una plantación de té en Oriente. Los problemas se le multiplican a la muchacha, pero sabe vencerlos con coraje, hasta que un peligro superior la acecha cuando un perseguido por la justicia busca cobijo en sus posesiones.

In this special Clarkson, Hammond and May don’t just buy three knackered old lorries and drive miles through the beautiful landscapes of Burma. Oh dear no. They actually have to use their lorries to do something useful. They have to build a real, use able bridge over the River Kwai. On their way to the river they almost bring down Burma’s power supply, encounter the world’s least relaxing truck stop, race around the streets of a deserted capital, saddle up a trio of unhelpful horses and attend a completely deranged party.

Ashin Yevata, a humble monk from Burma (Myanmar), helped lead the massive protests that spread throughout the country calling for change. Burma is one of the poorest countries in the world, strangled by its own despotic government. Forced labor, torture and systematic genocide are practiced by the ruthless Junta. Ashin was able to escape to the Burma-Thai border, where thousands of Burmese refugees live in fear of deportation and at the will of a corrupt police. He gathered footage from what he and his friends had as well as what he could find on the news.

A fascinating documentary, shot in the mountainous north of Burma. No filmmaker is welcome there, because, against the background of a civil war, the jade miners enter the deserted mines illegally. With the aid of filming locals, however, Midi Z was able to compile this portrait. Getting rich quick turns out to be hard and risky work Jade has always been a valuable commodity in Asia. In the mountains in the north of Burma there are valuable deposits of jade. The area forms part of Kachin State, inhabited by many ethnic groups which found themselves embroiled in the Civil War in 2010 with the Burmese government. Jade mining was halted because of the conflict. Thousands of workers, however, went to the war zone in order to dig for illegal jade. It turned the region into a no-go area and the filmmaker Midi Z, who had so far made feature films in Burma, saw no opportunity to go and film there. It was far too dangerous. © iffr.com

John Rambo, el ex-boina verde con una ajetreada vida marcada por la guerra, vive ahora una solitaria y apacible existencia en la jungla del norte de Tailandia, pescando y cazando cobras para luego venderlas. Todo cambia cuando un grupo de misioneros católicos necesita que les guíe hasta la frontera con Birmania para suministrar medicinas y alimentos a unos refugiados asediados por el ejército birmano, que ha hecho de las torturas y los asesinatos algo habitual. Rambo no tendrá más remedio que volver a involucrarse. Se verá obligado a hacer lo que mejor sabe porque, muy a su pesar, lleva la guerra en la sangre.

Moving to Mars charts the epic journey made by two Burmese families from a vast refugee camp on the Thai/Burma border to their new homes in the UK. At times hilarious, at times emotional, their travels provide a fascinating and unique insight not only into the effects of migration, but also into one of the most important current political crises - Burma.

Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). El general Frank D. Merrill, que está al mando de una brigada de infantería compuesta por tres mil soldados voluntarios, tiene la misión de impedir el avance de las tropas japonesas en Birmania: un millón de soldados que esperan unirse a las tropas alemanas. La conquista de Birmania, llave de entrada a la India, es decisiva para los aliados. La brigada es la primera en infiltrarse tras las líneas japonesas. El plan consiste en ocultarse para poder sorprender al enemigo por medio de un golpe de mano. Lo que no esperaban era tener que enfrentarse a un nuevo enemigo desconocido y pavoroso: la jungla.

Durante la II Guerra Mundial, el Mayor Nelson y sus hombres son lanzados en paracaídas sobre la jungla birmana, tras las líneas enemigas, para destruir una estación de radar japonesa. La angustiosa y extenuante expedición a través de la jungla y los pantanos repletos de soldados enemigos se convertirá en un juego mortal en el que tan importante será cumplir con éxito la misión como poder ser rescatados...

A comienzos de la II Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), el fotógrafo Johnny Williams (George Montgomery), de viaje por Birmania y China, es capturado por los japoneses, pero consigue escapar con la ayuda de Miss Young (Gene Tierney) una bella y enigmática china. Ambos intentan regresar desde las líneas enemigas para dar una valiosa información militar que Johnny ha descubierto.

The film tells the story of Chinese guerrillas fighting for the Allied cause in Burma during Early in World War II, Chungking schoolteacher Lin Yang is recruited to help with the dangerous mission of protecting the Allied supply line from Burma into China. In spite of the danger involved, her determination to help is strengthened when one of her young students is killed in a Japanese air raid. Some time later, she is part of a group of Allied representatives departing from Lashio, on a bus traveling the Burma Road back to China. A bridge outage forces them to spend the night in a monastery along the way, and during the night they watch in horror as a supply convoy of trucks is bombed by Japanese planes. The timing and accuracy of the raid brings them to realize that either one of their group, or perhaps the priest in the monastery, is really an enemy agent

Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). El soldado Bill Ringa (McQueen) lucha en la jungla birmana a las órdenes del Capitán Tom Reynolds (Sinatra), un jefe de la guerrilla que intenta detener el avance de los japoneses.

Año 1945; los japoneses están a punto de firmar la paz en Birmania. Un soldado, admirado por sus compañeros porque toca el arpa, es nombrado mediador japonés.

Siam, año 1763. El nuevo rey de Burma intenta suprimir todos los estados de su imperio en los que tiene oposición, y para ello envía a su enorme ejército. A medida que avanzan las tropas, éstas van dejando tras de ellas miseria, sufrimiento y ciudades destrozadas. Los valientes habitantes de un pequeño pueblo llamado Banj Rajan, estarán dispuestos a defender su libertad con sus vidas resistiendo hasta el final... (FILMAFFINITY)

Fists of Pride follows Little Tiger and his fellow fighters as their Thai coaches prepare them for the annual Water Festival competition. In a boxing camp on the Thai-Burmese border the children of mostly illegal migrant workers fleeing Burma live and train for prize fights. In a region where combat sports have always been a matter of honor and money, the film reveals their daily struggles. Bets are open and as the hope of prize money rizes, the young boxers contemplate what it could mean for them and their families