This 1996 film provides good historical background and for the new film BURMA VJ. It also underscores the role of the U.S. and Europe in the continued repression of Burma.
John Pilger and David Munro go undercover in one of the world's most isolated, and extraordinary countries, Burma, 'a prison without bars'. They discover slave labor preparing for tourism and foreign investment.  51 min. Download here.
 
 
