The semi-documentary film “BURMA ALL INCLUSIVE” describes the <br />situation in a country which has, as a result of its political situation, for <br />a long time been isolated from the outside world, but which is now <br />slowly opening up to tourism. <br />Burma offers everything which travel agents and their customers <br />dream of: spirituality and the exotic, coupled with a pristine condition <br />and the Asian joie de vivre. All too often, however, mention is not <br />made of the fact that the lion’s share of tourist dollars finds its way <br />into the pockets of precisely those who have taken this country <br />hostage: the generals. They represent a brutal military dictatorship <br />which takes no notice of the result of the last democratic elections, as <br />it continues to hold the winner under house arrest. Not even the Nobel <br />Peace Prize has changed the situation: Aung San Suu Kyii is still, to <br />this day, isolated from the world outside. <br />According to her: “Burma will still be there when the generals have <br />finally gone” and we would be best advised not to visit the country at <br />all under the current circumstances. However the exotic temptation is <br />simply too great, and there is no going back now that Burma has <br />found its place into the travel agents’ catalogues. <br />This is the starting point for the film. Through a fictitious “All inclusivejourney” <br />it sheds light on the country from all possible and impossible <br />perspectives. Western tourist behaviour meets with the harsh reality of <br />everyday Burmese life. The search for the truth is often willingly <br />suppressed: the film brings another take on “All inclusive”.
