Kawthoolei

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In the Karen language, Kawthoolei is the name of a
mythical homeland in eastern Burma(Myanmar). The Karen
people have been struggling for control of this land
for nearly 60 years. This conflict between the Burmese
military regime and the Karen National Union is now
considered the world's longest running civil war.
There are numerous reports of ethnic cleansing, and
hundreds of thousands of Burmese and ethnic refugees
have flooded western Thailand, yet this conflict is
often overlooked by the western media.

Produced along the Thai-Burma border in the refugee
camps, medical clinics, and rebel military bases,
Kawthoolei attempts to demystify the complicated
history of Burma's ethnic groups, while focusing on
Karen women activists working for non-violent
solutions.

This documentary features interviews with Nobel
nominees Zipporah Sein and Dr. Cynthia Maung, as well
as several other women activists, observers,
humanitarian workers, and refugees.

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