Conflicting Passions: Love, Ambition and Obsession in 'The Road to Mandalay'

Ostensibly a story about burgeoning romance, Midi Z's latest feature, in fact, captures the plight of Myanmar's poor who willingly displace themselves in search of greener pastures. The film also depicts the enmity that can emerge when competing motivations impinge on the intimate relationship between two people, writes Rebekah Brammer.

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Burma, Burmese, poverty, smuggling, migration, sex work, Asian cinema.