No Magic for Socialists
February 2, 2025
1h 45m
Overview
Artist Htoo Lwin Myo excavates the lesser-known and wildly joyful history of Myanmar’s horror and genre film industry in the 1950s that has persisted through political turmoil and archival neglect, told directly by the people who made it.
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Cast
Myint Myint Khin
5 times Myanmar Academy winner ActressHtay Aung (Swe Bama Film)
Veteran FilmmakerA1 Thein Tut
Veteran Filmmaker and ComedianMyint Thein Pe
Retired Member of Film Censor Board (Burma), FilmmakerSayar Wam
Artist, Shaman (ကန္နားစီး)
Kong Rithdee
Deputy Director (Thai Film Archive)
San Shar Tin
Wunna TheingiThein Maung
PhooMa Mya Lay
Sandi Maw the witchThan Nwet
Younger Prince from Wunna TheingiKhin Maung Zin
Monarch (Thama Waddy)Myint Myint Swe
Princess (Thama Waddy)Lwin Mar
Tree born maiden (Legend of Po Wun Taung)Jubilee Sein
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