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Stories Set in Myanmar
From Himalayan foothills to Andaman Sea beaches, Myanmar is a large country of river valleys, plains and temple zones. Britain annexed the kingdom in stages through 1885 and military rule from 1962 sealed the country off, which is why stories here often turn on isolation, endurance and frontier conflict. The Burmese Harp and Rambo sit on its shelf. Open Myanmar on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Myanmar on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Myanmar
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Browse 16 books, 12 movies and 3 games set in Myanmar.
Rambo
When governments fail to act on behalf of captive missionaries ex-Green Beret John James Rambo sets aside his peaceful existence along the Salween River in a war-torn region of Thailand to take action. Although he's…
The Burmese Harp
In Burma during the closing days of WWII a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge the fearless American…
Now and Ever
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Rooted in near-future fiction, Call of Duty: Black Ops II propels players into a visual landscape in an epic single player campaign highlighted by branching storylines and non-linear missions. The game is a re-imagined…
Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country
Going beyond the occasional news clip from Burma the acclaimed filmmaker Anders Østergaard brings us close to the video journalists who deliver the footage. Though risking torture and life in jail courageous young…
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
A poignant and inspirational love story set in Burma, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats spans the decades between the 1950s and the present. When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his…
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
A novel of the cruelty of war, and tenuousness of life and the impossibility of love.Richard Flanagan's story — of Dorrigo Evans, an Australian doctor haunted by a love affair with his uncle's wife — journeys from the…
Golden Kingdom
Story of four young monks left alone in their remote monastery in Myanmar. Shot entirely in newly-opened Myanmar with non-actors the film bridges spirit cinema and traditional Burmese storytelling to open a view onto an…
The Venerable W.
A view of the religious tensions between Muslims and Buddhist through the portrait of the Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu leader of anti-Muslim movement in Myanmar.
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