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''Never Shall We Be Enslaved'' also known as ''Thu Kyun Ma Khan Pyi'' (), is a 1997 Burmese
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film, directed by
Kyi Soe Tun Kyi Soe Tun (, ; born 9 December 1945) is a five-time Myanmar Academy Award winning film director, producer and screenwriter of Burmese cinema. He served as the chairman of the Myanmar Motion Picture Organization. Biography Kyi Soe Tun is the ...
starring
Nyunt Win Nyunt Win (; 8 March 1941 – 1 July 2021) was a Burmese film actor. He won seven Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards throughout his distinguished career, the most of any recipient in Burmese history. Early life and education Nyunt Win was ...
, Nay Aung,
Kyaw Thu Kyaw Thu (, ; born 2 November 1959) is a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning film actor and film director. One of the top leading men of Burmese cinema in the 1980s and 1990s, Kyaw Thu has starred in over 200 films and has directed several ...
, Kyaw Ye Aung,
Lwin Moe Lwin Moe (, ; born 1970) is a three-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burma, 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 ...
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May Than Nu May Than Nu (; born on 27 January 1961) is a Burmese film actress. She has won 5 Myanmar Academy Awards throughout her career. Biography May Than Nu was born Than Than Hsint (သန်းသန်းဆင့်) in Mergui, Tenasserim Divisi ...
,
San Shar Tin San Shar Tin (; born 11 November 1934) is a Burmese actress and anyeint dancer. She won Best Actress Award for 1966 and Best Supporting Actress Award for 1983 in Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards. Early life San Shar Tin was born on 11 Nov ...
and
Nandar Hlaing Nandar Hlaing (; also spelt Nanda Hlaing) is a Burmese film actress of Mon descent. She was one of the leading actresses of Myanmar from mid 90s to mid 2000s. She won the 1998 Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards for best supporting actress f ...
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Synopsis

On May 7, 1885, during a time when Burma was about to fall to the British, within the King's Palace, the Lord of Navy (
Nyunt Win Nyunt Win (; 8 March 1941 – 1 July 2021) was a Burmese film actor. He won seven Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards throughout his distinguished career, the most of any recipient in Burmese history. Early life and education Nyunt Win was ...
) and Bo Kyaw Khaung ( Kyaw Ye Aung) were trying to join forces with the French to defend themselves. A group of Bo Thurain (
Kyaw Thu Kyaw Thu (, ; born 2 November 1959) is a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning film actor and film director. One of the top leading men of Burmese cinema in the 1980s and 1990s, Kyaw Thu has starred in over 200 films and has directed several ...
) and Bo Min Htin (
Lwin Moe Lwin Moe (, ; born 1970) is a three-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burma, 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 ...
), loyal to Prince of Nyaungyan, were trying to defend their own kingdom without relying on anyone. At that time, there was a time of disunity and ethnic division, and the British took advantage of the
illegal logging Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase, or sale of timber in violation of laws. The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal, including using corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission, or from a p ...
and tried to take over the country. Who would stand up and fight to keep the Burmese state from falling?


Cast

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Nyunt Win Nyunt Win (; 8 March 1941 – 1 July 2021) was a Burmese film actor. He won seven Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards throughout his distinguished career, the most of any recipient in Burmese history. Early life and education Nyunt Win was ...
as Lord of Navy *Nay Aung as
Sawbwa Saopha (), also spelled Sawbwa, was the title used by hereditary rulers of Shan states in Upper Myanmar. Chaopha and Chao Fa were similar titles used by the hereditary Tai rulers in mainland Southeast Asia and the Ahom kingdom in India. Nam ...
of
Hsenwi State Hsenwi (; ), also known as Theinni (), was a Shan state in the Northern Shan States in what is today Burma. The capital was Hsenwi town. History Most Tai Yai chronicles begin with the story of two brothers, Khun Lung and Khun Lai, who descend ...
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Kyaw Thu Kyaw Thu (, ; born 2 November 1959) is a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning film actor and film director. One of the top leading men of Burmese cinema in the 1980s and 1990s, Kyaw Thu has starred in over 200 films and has directed several ...
as Bo Thurain * Kyaw Ye Aung as Bo Kyaw Khaung *
Lwin Moe Lwin Moe (, ; born 1970) is a three-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burma, 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 ...
as Bo Min Htin *
May Than Nu May Than Nu (; born on 27 January 1961) is a Burmese film actress. She has won 5 Myanmar Academy Awards throughout her career. Biography May Than Nu was born Than Than Hsint (သန်းသန်းဆင့်) in Mergui, Tenasserim Divisi ...
as Saw Shin Oo *
San Shar Tin San Shar Tin (; born 11 November 1934) is a Burmese actress and anyeint dancer. She won Best Actress Award for 1966 and Best Supporting Actress Award for 1983 in Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards. Early life San Shar Tin was born on 11 Nov ...
as
Hsinbyumashin Hsinbyumashin (; 22 November 1821 – 26 February 1900) was a List of Burmese consorts, senior queen of King Mindon Min of Burma during the Konbaung dynasty. She was known for the Bronze Hall Massacre. She was the daughter of King Bagyidaw and his ...
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Nandar Hlaing Nandar Hlaing (; also spelt Nanda Hlaing) is a Burmese film actress of Mon descent. She was one of the leading actresses of Myanmar from mid 90s to mid 2000s. She won the 1998 Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards for best supporting actress f ...
as Khin Phone *Mandalay Thein Zaw as
Sawbwa Saopha (), also spelled Sawbwa, was the title used by hereditary rulers of Shan states in Upper Myanmar. Chaopha and Chao Fa were similar titles used by the hereditary Tai rulers in mainland Southeast Asia and the Ahom kingdom in India. Nam ...
of
Mongnai State Möng Nai or Mongnai is a town in Mong Nai Township in the Shan State of Burma. ''Mong'' is equivalent to Mueang. History Prior to World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a W ...
*Kyaw Nyein Aye as
King Thibaw Thibaw Min, also Thebaw (, ; 1 January 1859 – 16 December 1916), was the last king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) and also the last Burmese monarch in the country's history. His reign ended when the Royal Burmese armed forces ...
*Cho Thin as Queen consort
Supayalat Supayalat (, ; 13 December 1859 – 24 November 1925), also spelt Suphayalat, was the last queen of Burma who reigned in Mandalay (1878–1885), born to King Mindon Min and Queen of Alenandaw (; also known as Hsinbyumashin or Lady of the White Elep ...
*Aung Kyaw as
Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union ter ...
* Mos as Doon Oo *Alexander Babic as General Prendergast *San Myint as Colonel Sladen


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* 1997 films 1990s Burmese-language films Burmese drama films Films shot in Myanmar 1997 drama films {{Myanmar-film-stub