Money Has Four Legs

Money Has Four Legs (Burmese: ခြေလေးချောင်း), is a 2020 Burmese comedy drama film. The film follows the journey of a young director who attempts to complete a feature film in Myanmar, and satirically depicts systemic issues in the country, including corruption and government censorship, and the state of the Burmese film industry.[1][2]

Money Has Four Legs
Burmeseခြေလေးချောင်း
Directed byMaung Sun
Written by
Starring
  • Khin Khin Hsu
  • Okkar Dat Khe
  • Ko Thu
Release date
  • August 12, 2021 (2021-08-12)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryMyanmar
LanguageBurmese

In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the film's producer and lead writer, Ma Aeint, was detained by the military junta in June 2021, after becoming a target of the junta for her involvement in this film.[3][4] She was sentenced to 3 years of hard labour in April 2022.[4]

Cast
  • Khin Khin Hsu
  • Okkar Dat Khe
  • Ko Thu

Critical reception

The film was well received by audiences, and was shown at international film festivals, including the 25th Busan International Film Festival, 74th Locarno Film Festival, the 20th New York Asian Film Festival, and the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival.[3]

References
  1. "Money Has Four Legs". New York Asian Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  2. Clay, Ellie (2021-11-30). "'Money Has Four Legs': film and opposition in the Myanmar crisis". Faculty of Arts. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  3. "Let's go to the movies? Junta wants to reopen Myanmar's cinemas". Coconuts. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  4. "PEN America Condemns Harsh Sentencing of Myanmar Filmmaker Ma Aeint, Sentenced to Three Years in Prison with Hard Labor on Baseless Charges". PEN America. 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
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