No Magic for Socialists (2025)
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.
- Released
- 2025-02-02
- Genres
- Documentary, History, Horror, Fantasy
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Htoo Lwin Myo
Cast
- Myint Myint Khin as 5 times Myanmar Academy winner Actress
- Htay Aung (Swe Bama Film) as Veteran Filmmaker
- A1 Thein Tut as Veteran Filmmaker and Comedian
- Myint Thein Pe as Retired Member of Film Censor Board (Burma), Filmmaker
- Sayar Wam as Artist, Shaman (ကန္နားစီး)
- Kong Rithdee as Deputy Director (Thai Film Archive)
- San Shar Tin as Wunna Theingi
- Thein Maung as Phoo
- Ma Mya Lay as Sandi Maw the witch
- Than Nwet as Younger Prince from Wunna Theingi
- Khin Maung Zin as Monarch (Thama Waddy)
- Myint Myint Swe as Princess (Thama Waddy)
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