EXILED Rohingya (2019)

In Myanmar, Rohingya Muslims have been native to Rakhine State for centuries and yet Rohingyas are not one of the 135 minority groups officially recognised by the authorities. They are denied the rights of citizenship, voting, free movement, and even the right to have more than two children per family. Despite major strides towards democracy in Myanmar after a long period of military rule, the situation of the Rohingyas has been deteriorating for years. Meeting the authorities tells us their side of the story in a complex post - imperial situation which they deny amounts to the ethnic cleansing which the rest of the world sees. Encountering some of those 600 thousands refugees who fled the massacre to neighbouring Bangladesh and Malaysia to hear their individual stories, will explore whether there is any hope in Myanmar.