Mystery of Snow

Hlyo-hwat-thaw-hnin
Directed by Sin Yaw Mg Mg
Written by Nyein Min
Cinematography Ko Ko Htay
Editing by Zaw Min
Distributed by Zin Yaw Film Production
Release date(s) 2004
Running time 135 mins
Country  Myanmar

Hlyo-hwat-thaw-hnin (Burmese: လျှို့ဝှက်သောနှင်း) or Mystery of the Snow is a 2004 Burmese musical drama film adventure directed by Sin Yaw Mg Mg. The film picked up seven national awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Scriptwriter, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing and Best Sound[1][2]

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Plot

In Kachin State, a boy searches for his missing father, who fell down a glacial ravine whilst on the search for a rare Burmese butterfly. To do this, he seeks out the ethnic Rawan guide who was accompanying his father on the search.

Cast

International release

According to director Zin Yaw Maung Maung, he had to work in conjunction with the Ministry of Information to help get the film onto the international circuit. He was quoted as saying “I know it is out of the question to get the money back that was invested in this film [more than US $160,000] if we only show it in Myanmar,” he said. “That is why I decided to distribute it in foreign countries.”

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