Jade Miners

Synopsis

A fascinating documentary, shot in the mountainous north of Burma. No filmmaker is welcome there, because, against the background of a civil war, the jade miners enter the deserted mines illegally. With the aid of filming locals, however, Midi Z was able to compile this portrait. Getting rich quick turns out to be hard and risky work Jade has always been a valuable commodity in Asia. In the mountains in the north of Burma there are valuable deposits of jade. The area forms part of Kachin State, inhabited by many ethnic groups which found themselves embroiled in the Civil War in 2010 with the Burmese government. Jade mining was halted because of the conflict. Thousands of workers, however, went to the war zone in order to dig for illegal jade. It turned the region into a no-go area and the filmmaker Midi Z, who had so far made feature films in Burma, saw no opportunity to go and film there. It was far too dangerous. © iffr.com

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Midi Z
Production	Producer	Wang Shin-Hong
Editing	Editor	Lin Sheng-Wen Midi Z
Crew	Cinematography	Midi Z Wang Shin-Hong
Writing	Writer	Wu Pei-Chi Midi Z
Sound	Sound Designer	Chou Cheng
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