Beyond Our Borders: Myanmar (Burma).(Brief article)(Video recording review)

Beyond Our Borders: Myanmar (Burma). DVD. 25 min. with tchr's. guide. New Dimension Media. 2009. ISBN 978-160721-001-6. single site: $49, multi-site: $159.

Gr 7 Up--Viewers are introduced to the country and people of Myanmar, formerly Burma, in this film that opens with a map that shows the country's location and major regions, and then briefly discusses its British colonial history, post-World War efforts to establish a democratic government, and the tyrannical rule the country has endured since military leaders seized power in the late 1940s. The remainder of the film focuses on Myanmar's geography and culture, with segments on religion, commerce, the women of the Pa …