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An investigation of the Myanmar military’s violent crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority — an effort described by both the United Nations and the United States as “ethnic cleansing”. With secret footage filmed by a network of citizen activists and firsthand accounts from victims and their families, this 2018 documentary depicts an orchestrated campaign to target civilians, state-sanctioned violence and mass murder. The film also investigates the role of Aung San Suu Kyi in the crisis. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation.

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Myanmar's Killing Fields (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
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53 minutes
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English

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