Hlyo-hwat-thaw-hnin or Mystery of the Snow is a 2004

2004 in film

The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...

 Burmese musical

Musical film

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 drama film

Drama film

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 adventure

Adventure

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 directed by Sin Yaw Mg Mg

Sin Yaw Mg Mg

Sin Yaw Mg Mg or Zinyaw Maung Maung is Burmese film director and film producer. His 2004 film Hlyo-hwat-thaw-hnin or Mystery of Snow was released internationally.-Biography:...

. 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

Plot

In Kachin State

Kachin State

Kachin State , is the northernmost state of Burma. It is bordered by China to the north and east; Shan State to the south; and Sagaing Division and India to the west. It lies between north latitude 23° 27' and 28° 25' longitude 96° 0' and 98° 44'. The area of Kachin State is . The capital of the...

, 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

• Lu Min
  Lu Min
  Lu Min is a Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese film actor and director. He was born in Aungban in Shan State. In 2008, he and his wife, Khin Sabe Oo became one of the first couples in Myanmar to receive fertility treatment via intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Their daughter Ayeyarwady Lu Min...
  
   as Phom Tee Ram, the Guide's Son
• Lwin Moe
  Lwin Moe
  Lwin Moe is a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese film actor.He was born on an island in the Mergui Archipelago at the southern end of Myanmar. Father of two girls, Lwin Moe was a UNICEF "partner" for Myanmar in 2005....
  
   as Okkar
• Soe Myat Nandar as The Guide's Daughter
• Nyunt Win as The Guide

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.”

External links

• http://www.sinyawmgmg.com Sin Yaw Mg Mg Official Website