Beyond Rangoon - The Dream

"I was brought up to believe that if I were good, if I worked hard, that I had a right to happiness. I was a fool, wasn't I?" A woman's search in Burma leads her to awareness of political strife in that country, along with her life's work. This is one of my favorite movies that I saw at a theater in 1995. I finally bought my own copy in 2008 but it wasn't out on DVD, so this is from my original VHS (sorry about the sound and image quality). The scene here that I call "The Dream" is what inspired me to buy my first large statue of Buddha even though I'm no Buddhist (nor any religion). At the end of this movie, I broke into tears I couldn't fully understand, but I kept repeating, "Those are my people!" even though I'm a Caucasian American.

It's not televised or given media attention, but the struggles in Burma continue and have not ended. This movie is based on historical and actual events and made me aware of the amazing woman, Aung San Suu Kyi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, and her struggle in her country. She continues under house arrest, kept from her democratically elected position to make Burma a democracy. There are other beautiful things about this movie, but this is the scene that first had me riveted, having experienced some gut wrenching life experiences and the same question she asked.

It's a movie well worth owning, I suggest you rent or purchase it from your favorite distributor. There's also an accompanying soundtrack available on CD, also available for purchase at your favorite distributor. A short part of one of the songs is shared at the very beginning and end of the clip.

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[OpinionatedJerk]

Thanks for postin. Does anyone know if this Buddha is really out there or just a stage prop? And if so, what country is it in? I imagine they filmed it in Thailand even though it's set in Burma but I've never seen any Buddha like that.

[katyaye1981]

i seen this movie long time ago