No Magic for Socialists

Feb 2, 2025

1h 45m

★ 0.0

Overview

Artist Htoo Lwin Myo excavates the lesser-known and wildly joyful history of Myanmar’s horror and genre film industry in the 1950s that has persisted through political turmoil and archival neglect, told directly by the people who made it.

Genres

Documentary

History

Horror

Fantasy

Production Companies

Pink Bear Productions

No Magic for Socialists Trailers

Cast

5 times Myanmar Academy winner Actress

Myint Myint Khin

Veteran Filmmaker

Htay Aung (Swe Bama Film)

Veteran Filmmaker and Comedian

A1 Thein Tut

Retired Member of Film Censor Board (Burma), Filmmaker

Myint Thein Pe

Artist, Shaman (ကန္နားစီး)

Sayar Wam

Deputy Director (Thai Film Archive)

Kong Rithdee

Wunna Theingi

San Shar Tin

Phoo

Thein Maung

Sandi Maw the witch

Ma Mya Lay

Younger Prince from Wunna Theingi

Than Nwet

Monarch (Thama Waddy)

Khin Maung Zin

Princess (Thama Waddy)

Myint Myint Swe

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