A Thousand Fires
2021 · Documentary · 90 min. · France
'A Thousand Fires' is a tale of family, oil, and life cycles in Myanmar’s hand-drilled oil fields. Parents Htwe Tin and Thein Shwe work hard to give their children a better future, their lives governed by a web of karma and astrology. All their hopes are pinned on their youngest son –Zin Ko Aung– and when he leaves home to make his own life, his parents must learn to let their children go.
Direction Saeed Taji Farouky
Soundtrack Fatima Dunn
Screenplay Saeed Taji Farouky
Cinematography Saeed Taji Farouky
Original title A Thousand Fires
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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