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Burma: The Final Stand
UK: Channel 4, France: France 2
 
When Burma (or Myanmar) is mentioned in the world press these days, invariably a comment is made on the democratic election victory in 1990. Doran was the only foreign film-maker to enter the country (surreptitiously) in the weeks prior to the election in order to expose junta plans to corrupt the election process. Despite a threat from the regime that he would be hanged if caught, using hidden cameras he brought the story to worldwide attention, forcing the regime to invite neutral observers to oversee the elections.
 
 
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