No Magic for Socialists

Htoo Lwin Myo
2025-02-02


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105 min

Artist Htoo Lwin Myo excavates the lesser-known and wildly joyful history of Myanmar’s horror and genre film industry in the 1950s that has persisted through political turmoil and archival neglect, told directly by the people who made it.

Cast

Name Character Team
Myint Myint Khin 5 times Myanmar Academy winner Actress Unowned
Htay Aung (Swe Bama Film) Veteran Filmmaker Unowned
A1 Thein Tut Veteran Filmmaker and Comedian Unowned
Myint Thein Pe Retired Member of Film Censor Board (Burma), Filmmaker Unowned
Sayar Wam Artist, Shaman (ကန္နားစီး) Unowned
Kong Rithdee Deputy Director (Thai Film Archive) Unowned
San Shar Tin Wunna Theingi Unowned
Thein Maung Phoo Unowned
Ma Mya Lay Sandi Maw the witch Unowned
Than Nwet Younger Prince from Wunna Theingi Unowned
Khin Maung Zin Monarch (Thama Waddy) Unowned
Myint Myint Swe Princess (Thama Waddy) Unowned
Lwin Mar Tree born maiden (Legend of Po Wun Taung) Unowned
Jubilee Sein Monastery helper (Legend of Po Wun Taung) Unowned