BURMA'S LOST ROYALS

Cinemavixion Review

Alex Bescoby's "Burma's Lost Royals" (also known as "We Were Kings") is a poignant documentary that emerges from a century of silence to chronicle the dramatic story of a deposed royal family and a nation grappling with its past. Released in 2017, the film meticulously details the events of 1885 when the British invasion led to the exile of Burma's King, effectively ending a thousand-year monarchy. Bescoby, who also appears in the film, spent three years capturing the resurgence of the royal family as they endeavor to reunite its scattered members and confront a history overshadowed by war and prolonged military rule. This is a deeply personal yet historically significant narrative, offering a rare glimpse into a country and a family navigating their way out of darkness and towards a new dawn.