Political Prisoners

Duration: 60 minutes

These two extraordinary memoirs explore the realities of political dissidence and the sacrifices we make in the pursuit of freedom. Imprisoned for six years by the Burmese military, Ma Thida’s extraordinary account of her life as an activist in a totalitarian regime is a call to courage; Sean Turnell’s story of surviving 650 days in Myanmar’s notorious Insein Prison on trumped-up charges of being a spy is a testament to the indomitable nature of the human spirit.
Supported by PEN Sydney