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Films
found one film
available to watch on demand
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Region
“South-East Asia”
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Keywords
“Collective Community identity”
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Directors
“Kawanami, Hiroko”
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Year of production
“1996”
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Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
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films with a digital version
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films available on demand
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Region
South-East Asia
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Country
Myanmar
1
Keywords
Collective / Community identity
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Gender Role and Identity
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Directors
Kawanami, Hiroko
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Series
not set
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Country of production
United Kingdom
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Year of production
1996
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Colour / Black and white
Film
Keepers of the Faith: The Buddhist Nuns of Sagaing Hills
1996
51
‘
Directed by
Hiroko Kawanami
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In the Sagaing Hills, 12 miles from the ancient capital of Mandalay are hundreds of pagodas, stupas, monasteries and nunneries which form a focal point of worship for Buddhism in Burma. In 1986 the filmmaker lived for 15 months as a nun in the Thameikdaw Gaung nunnery. Some years later she is coming back for a visit in order to see what has changed. This is an intimate insight into the daily life of a nunnery as well a portrait of the monastic economy and its interactions with the society. This film was remastered in 2022.
South-East Asia
Religion / Belief / Faith
Collective / Community identity
Gender Role and Identity