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Moving to Mars: A Million Miles From Burma

Moving To Mars, follows two refugee families from Burma over the course of a year that will change their lives completely.

Published: March 16, 2010 Author: Norwegian Burma Committee

When: Wednesday, 17. March 2010 18:45
To: Wednesday, 17. March 2010
Where: Oslo, Cinemateket
Contact: Norwegian Burma Committee (915 76 251)
More info: www.nfi.no/cinemateket/_kalender/vis.html?id=4810

Forced from their homeland by the repressive military junta, the families, who are from Burma’s Karen community, have lived in Mae La Camp, a Thai refugee camp, for almost twenty years. A UN relocation scheme offers them the chance of a new life, but their new home, in Sheffield, will be different to everything they’ve ever known.

With intimate access, Mat Whitecross’ feature-length documentary depicts their moving and sometimes humorous struggles with 21st century Britain. Their stories give a unique insight into the experiences of displaced people in the UK, whilst showing the human consequences of Burma’s political climate.

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