Discoveries from Myanmar (Burma) World Cinema

Pann is a doctor assigned to a government hospital in a small town of Shan State. During a stormy night, an unknown patient arrived to the hospital. The patient was seriously injured by hail and also suffered from malaria. After the incident, he didn't remember anything about himself. For the medical record, hospital staff then decided to give him the name That Tant, meaning Rainbow in Burmese. Since That Tant forgot where he came from, he decided to stay at the hospital and help patients and other people. Time has been passed and That Tant became attached to the town which is now his home. At a traditional festival, a tourist took a photo of That Tant dancing in the festival, and uploaded it to a social network. The photo was then found by May, a girlfriend of That Tant who is living in Australia. May decided to come to Myanmar and search That Tant.

A boy went to a town. He went to find his next life.

When her father is arrested for political activism, Lily has to work in the beer station serving beer to customers. She immediately gets involved romantically with a karaoke singer named Moon.

Set against the backdrop of Burmese Thingyan celebration, the movie follows the life of Nyein Maung, a musician, from 1959 to 1982.

Lin Myat, living a corporate life in a foreign country, gets unexpected news from Myanmar that his twin brother Lin Htet passed away. His late brother left him a journal and a request that would alter his thoughts on his way of life.

Linkar Deepa Chitthu is a famous book by writer Chit Oo Nyo. Rama and Lakkhana plays depict the love between Maethita and Rama, but Chit Oo Nyo wrote it from the perspective of Dathagiri, who is in love with Maethita and is obsessed with her.

Thet Tan Thit (Burmese: သက်တံသစ်) is a 2014 Burmese thriller-drama film, directed by Wyne starring Aung Ye Lin and Phway Phway.

A story about four friends with different goals, mindsets, and personalities who live together on an island and face the problems of strangers who come to their aid, as well as the themes of love, greed, anger, and ignorance.

The film follows the story of King Kyansittha of Bagan Dynasty.

On an April evening, two guys sit together and begin talking about life, starting with the words, “Talk about life.”

Wai Lae Hmway Kyway Lae Hmway is a 1994 Burmese military-drama film starring Kyaw Hein, Dwe, Myint Myint Khine and Tint Tint Tun. Kyaw Hein won the Best Supporting Actor Award in 1994 Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards for this film.

Journalist Yann Aung Htun is determined to give a voice to ordinary people in Kachin State in Myanmar - in spite of ongoing armed conflict. This moving portrait shows how he is affected by his reporting, but also how the space in which he is able to work is shrinking.

Moe Sat May's mother has passed away. One day, Moe Sat May's father remarries to a woman whom he doesn’t love.

A love story where three hearts meet.

Blockbuster romance drama movie of 2021 directed by Nyunt Myanmar Nyi Nyi Aung which portrays the heart-wrenching love story of three people.

A live audiovisual performance along the Singapore River blending sound, text, and image by Lam Li Shuen, Mark Chua, Moe Myat May Zarchi, and Lin Htet Aung.

Reality is a short trip, a friend once told me. A guy is looping his life through his love of video games. One day, he starts to lose his grip on reality, questioning his very existence.

In February 2021, Myanmar wakes up to the sounds of a military coup. The hopes of an entire generation are extinguished. Protests are held, but the dictatorship is too powerful: arrests, imprisonments and threats of execution ensue. The capital becomes a large open-air prison, but a few anonymous voices still have the strength to cry out.

Min Thway had a troubled past with his broken family. With a sudden death of his sister, his estranged family was brought back back together and chaos ensued. Zaw Aung found the family's dark secret that would changed everything.

In Myanmar, a trans elder offers her beauty salon as a safe space for young trans sex workers.

Thet Shi was Eant Yoon’s first love, but he walked out of her life. As she struggles with heartbreak, A Thu silently suffers, enslaved by a love he can never have.

A girl who is happy receiving in the middle of the applause before she was in the trash How she got passed the competitive tiredness?

Nyein, a tenth-grade student with a simple life, finds her world shaken when Kyi Pyar, a friend of her close circle, accuses Nyein's father, U Maung Pyay, of a past crime. Determined to uncover the truth, Nyein reopens a decades-old case tied to her father's troubled history in Hpa-an and his conflict with Kyi Pyar's family.

Ta Pyi Thu Ma Shwe Htar is a 1994 Burmese drama film, directed by Sin Yaw Mg Mg starring Kyaw Thu and May Than Nu. It was based on the popular novel "Ta Pyi Thu Ma Shwe Htar", written by Tekkatho Phone Naing.

Yoma Paw Kya Tae Myet Yay is a 2019 Burmese drama film starring Myint Myat, Htoo Aung, Aung Yay Chan, Kaung Myat San, Lin Aung Khit, Eaindra Kyaw Zin, Khine Thin Kyi, May Myint Mo.

A burmese rom-com, romance and drama movie set in summer, the movie is about the love story of a photographer and a rising star actress

Facing bankruptcy after losing a card game, U Bo Shwe and his daughter Khin May must defend themselves against the former's creditor, Maung Tin.

A weary-looking middle-aged couple shuffle around their cluttered loft in Yangon, Myanmar. There is stuff everywhere, and a mountain of pills in blister packs lie haphazardly on top of a glass case. The loft turns out to be a clinic and the couple are qualified doctors. They are also artistic: she paints and draws, he is making a feature film, and their patients receive creative therapy in addition to regular treatment. This might not be a sterile, efficient hospital full of white coats, and the treatment rooms might look shabby, but there is real time and attention for people here.

A selfless village teacher, Myint Htwe, strives to reform a proud and troubled palm picker, Tar Tee, whose love for the village girl Nyo Mya and ultimate redemption reveal the quiet power of patience and compassion.

The story follows Thein Mya, a young Burmese woman who abandoned the human society and became a Buddhist nun in the end; based on the popular novel Ma Thudamasari written by Moe Moe (Inya).

Preta is a Burmese horror drama movie, starring Kyaw Hein, Khine Thin Kyi, Kyaw Zeyar, and Khine Zar Thway.

The life story of Jin Sein, a pretty girl from Aung Pin Lal village, and her family.

Two months after fleeing Myanmar and arriving in Paris, Phyo, whose status is uncertain, dreams of romance with another man. He dances freely with a sensual dancer in front of the Pont Neuf bridge, but trauma and desire become a trap.

General Cartoon is a satirical film that fuses poignant social commentary with dark humour. The titular character, General Cartoon, is a bandit who ruthlessly steals and kills to enrich himself. His life takes an unexpected turn when Nyunt Hlaing, a dim-witted but kind treasure-hunter who bears an uncanny resemblance to him, stumbles onto the scene. Mistaken for the notorious bandit wherever he goes, Nyunt Hlaing is presented with protection money from even other bandits.

A fantasy about a boy and a girl walking together in downtown with the imagination.

Inspired by a Hollywood film starring Lana Turner, this Myanmar love story centers on a young doctor, Myo Khine, who's about to marry his girlfriend Tin Tin Maw. But Tin's mother objects the union when it is revealed Myo's mother is not from a decent background. Distraught, Tin runs away and marries Myo anyway. On the full moon day of Thadingyut, the couple visits Myo's stepfather to pay respect to him in the Buddhist tradition, and Myo's stepfather uses this occasion to teach the young couple a Buddhist lesson from a story called "Talking Heart". After hearing the story, Myo and Tin realize that what they did was wrong and seeks a way to make things right.

Three women and a girl from a remote Kayan village in Myanmar go to a distant city to sell their crafts. In the city, the girl is kidnapped by human traffickers. The Kayan women are determined to find the girl.

An action-packed film about the Love of God - EXILE is loosely based on the life of the Biblical character Moses. When a ninja assassin must leave behind everything he's ever known, he finds new life and love in unexpected places.

As a child, Phyo Lay would be beaten for behaving like a girl. Now 21, he is comfortable living as a woman and wishes everyone could accept him for who he is. In this charming short, he introduces us to Burma's evolving gay culture.

Ko Naing flees Myanmar to avoid the military service law and settles in Bangkok, a city known as a paradise for foreigners. But for him, life is far from ideal. As a Myanmar national, he struggles with prejudice and the irresponsible actions of his own people abroad. The rising inflation of Myanmar’s currency adds to his worries, while homesickness and loneliness begin to take their toll. His sense of reality starts to fade as he questions how long he can endure this uncertain and isolated life in a foreign land.

This is a story on human desire and acrid smoke. When Myanmar opened its borders in 2010, there was an incursion of foreign capital into these unclaimed lands, with China the most aggressive of them all. Determined to also stake their claim within this fever rush of Chinese cash, Yung-heung and his comrades have set ablaze large swathes of forest alongside northern Myanmar to be turned into farmland.

The film follows a young boy from Inlay Lake on his quest for knowledge of Myanmar traditions, culture and Buddhism with his grandfather telling him tale of the legends and myths from the past. Through this, we explore Myanmar’s National Treasures and uncover their ancient mysteries. We then revisited the ancient empire of Bagan. The establishment of the first Myanmar empire and how it has reinvigorated Buddhism throughout the region.

When a smart and beautiful young interior designer by the name of Nora takes a job at a hostel in a sleepy hill town, famous for its picturesque landscape and hiking routes, she can't begin to imagine what weird and dreadful experiences await her. A city girl, she does not fit in and begins to have odd waking dreams, but she finds solace in the young caretaker, Nok Kwine, who has a captivating presence and lets her in on some of the secrets of the hill people. At first, she is appalled to be a bystander to a series of gruesome, unexplained deaths. Then, however, she is drawn deeper and deeper into the center of the mystery. The man at the helm of the investigation is Kyaw, and the leads he follows bring him deep into a labyrinthine, Golden Triangle world of tourism, drug smuggling, land disputes, clan rivalries, and pagan rituals.

Myat Htun, a modest writer, and Khin Mi navigate the challenges of love, parenthood, and conflicting ambitions in this intimate portrait of a marriage under strain.

In a quiet town, two identical clouds hang in the sky. As the whole town is preparing to welcome the ex-minister, the weak and sick ex-mayor mysteriously regains his strength, and accidentally kills a stray dog. He must now confront his buried guilt, illusions of power, and the quiet decay of the community.

A collection of home VHS tape from the perspective of a dog named Snow, accompanied by the narration of a stoned poet reading their poem.

A mix of love and comedy based on how people's lives are disrupted by social media content.

Hmone is a singer and dancer with one of the best known Burmese travelling theatres. One of the leading cast members is the pianist and composer Myint Thu. He has composed the song 'Hmone Shwe Yee' for Hmone which makes her a famous star. The song, praising the beauty and fragrance of the flower 'Hmone Shwe Yee', is a hidden declaration of love, but in 'real' life Myint Thu behaves with rather more reservation, strictness and coldness. He is a man incapable of showing his feelings. The mutual attraction is never admitted openly, and his love for Hmone becomes a real problem when a new admirer shows up. Ye Aung, an officer and Myint Thu's old school friend, falls in love with Hmone when he first sees her on stage.

Depending on the time and circumstances, nations may choose to live in a variety of new planets for their comfort. However, everyone's mutual goal is to reunite people who have been separated by unfortunate circumstances. The key to the reunification of all human beings is to explore a whole new world with the same function as the previous one.