Myanmar's Killing Fields

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Myanmar's Killing Fields
Directed byPatrick Wells
Narrated by Will Lyman [1]
Music byJonny Pilcher [1]
Country of origin
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Dan Edge (senior) [1]
  • Patrick Wells [1]
  • Evan Williams [1]
  • Eve Lucas [1]
CinematographyPatrick Wells [1]
EditorGary Beelders [1]
Running time53 minutes
Production companies
  • Evan Williams Productions
  • Mongoose Pictures
Original release
Network
ReleaseMay 8, 2018 (2018-05-08)

Myanmar's Killing Fields is a 2018 British-American television documentary film about the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar. Produced by the American investigative journalism program Frontline on PBS, it investigates the origin of the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar as well as the ongoing situation of the Rohingya people. Shot and directed by Patrick Wells and reported by Evan Williams, the film aired on PBS in the United States on May 8, 2018, and on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom as part of the program Dispatches on May 14.

Contents

The documentary won the BAFTA Award for Best Current Affairs.

Home media

The film was released on DVD by PBS on July 31, 2018. [2] It was later made available by Frontline for streaming on YouTube without charge on February 17, 2021. [3]

Reception

Eric Black of MinnPost praised the film as "a horrifying and heartbreaking testimony to man's inhumanity to man." [4]

Accolades

AwardCeremony dateCategorySubjectResult
British Academy Television Awards [5] May 12, 2019 Best Current Affairs Myanmar's Killing FieldsWon
News and Documentary Emmy Awards [6] September 24, 2019Outstanding Investigative DocumentaryMyanmar's Killing FieldsNominated

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